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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Simpson Strong-tie Company Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventor:
Steven E. Pryor, Dublin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 1/48 (2005.12); E04B 1/92 (2005.12); E04H 9/02 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 1/486 (2012.12); E04B 1/92 (2012.12); E04H 9/021 (2012.12);
Abstract
A connector referred to herein as a knife plate, and the structural connections formed using the knife plate. The knife plate may have a first portion configured to affix to a first structural member, such as a vertical column. The knife plate may have a second portion configured to fit within a slot formed in a second structural member, such as a horizontal beam. The second structural member may be pinned to the knife plate using one or more dowels fit through the second structural member and the knife plate.