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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Simpson Strong-tie Company Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventors:
Steven E. Pryor, Dublin, CA (US);
Badri Hiriyur, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 9/02 (2006.01); E04B 1/19 (2006.01); E04B 1/24 (2006.01); E04B 1/98 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 1/1903 (2013.01); E04B 1/24 (2013.01); E04B 1/2403 (2013.01); E04B 1/98 (2013.01); E04B 2001/1996 (2013.01); E04B 2001/2415 (2013.01); E04B 2001/2442 (2013.01); E04B 2001/2445 (2013.01); E04B 2001/2448 (2013.01); E04B 2001/2496 (2013.01); E04H 9/028 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lateral bracing system is disclosed for affixing a column to a beam in a construction. The lateral bracing system includes a pair of buckling restraint plates, one each affixed to a top and bottom flange of a beam. The lateral bracing system further includes at least one yield plate for each buckling restraint plate. Each yield plate includes a first end affixed to the column, and a second end affixed to the beam.