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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2020
Simpson Strong-tie Company Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Steven E. Pryor, Dublin, CA (US);
Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Abstract
A pinned base connector affixing a structural member to a foundation at one or more levels of a construction. The pinned base connector includes a baseplate affixed to the foundation. A column support plate is affixed to the baseplate via a pivot block. The pivot block is affixed to the baseplate to allow rotation of the pivot block relative to the baseplate about a first axis. The column support plate is affixed to the pivot block to allow rotation of the column support plate relative to the pivot block about a second axis orthogonal to the first. A column or other structural member may then be affixed to a surface of the column support plate.