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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2022
Durafuse Frames, Llc, West Jordan, UT (US);
Paul Williams Richards, Orem, UT (US);
Durafuse Frames, LLC, West Jordan, UT (US);
Abstract
Embodiments are directed to base connections, structures including base connections, kits for forming the base connections and/or structures, and method of repairing yielded base connections. In an embodiment, a base connection includes a base plate including a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface. The top surface is configured to be adjacent to a terminal end of a column and the bottom surface adjacent to a foundation. The connection also includes one or more anchor rods attached to the base plate. The anchor rods are configured to secure the base plate to the foundation. The connection includes at least one structural fuse configured to be attached to the column and attached to the base plate. The fuse includes a plate with at least one cutout formed therein. The cutout is configured to form one or more yield regions that are configured to preferentially yield.