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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 1983
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1981
Alan L Lambuth, Boise, ID (US);
Boise Cascade Corporation, Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
A laminated wooden structural assembly is disclosed comprising at least one multi-ply wooden web member formed of a pair of spaced outer layers and at least one inner core layer bonded between the outer layers, and at least one wooden flange member arranged adjacent one longitudinal edge portion of the web member. The web and flange members are connected by joint means including a straight machine tapered longitudinal slot contained in one surface of the flange member, and a machine tapered longitudinal edge portion of the web member that is inserted with a friction fit into the slot. Each inner core layer of the web member is arranged with its grain direction extending toward the longitudinal edge portion of the web member, the outer layers being arranged with their grain directions extending parallel to the flange member. The flange member is arranged with its grain direction extending in a direction longitudinally and parallel with the grain direction of said web outer layers.