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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Omg, Inc., Agawam, MA (US);
Inventor:
Mark A. Dicaire, Northborough, MA (US);
Assignee:
OMG, Inc., Agawam, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 2/70 (2006.01); E04B 1/26 (2006.01); E04H 9/14 (2006.01); E04B 1/41 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 2/706 (2013.01); E04B 1/2604 (2013.01); E04B 1/40 (2013.01); E04H 9/14 (2013.01); E04B 2103/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for compensating for the natural shrinkage of building materials includes an expander mounted on a base plate. An opening in the expander aligns with a hole in the base plate to define an axis and receive a shank of a fastener. The expander is biased axially away from the base plate substantially at the axis. The base plate can be securely fastened to a first building member. A fastener can be axially fixed relative to a second building member and the expander but not axially fixed relative to the base plate and first building member.