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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter W Lau, Gloucester, CA;
Assignee:
Forintek Canada Corp., Ottawa, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C / ; E04C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
52732 ; 52729 ; 52730 ; 52733 ; 52738 ;
Abstract
A multi component wood construction member that has an X-beam appearance, and useful as a structural beam or post. The member has an elongate web section with flange members securely attached to opposite sidewalls thereof that, in beam cross-section, the web is inclined. One surface of each of the flanges respectively forms all or a major part of the top and bottom surfaces of the beam. The other-surfaces of each of the flanges are respectively in contact with and fixed to opposite sides of the web and preferably extend inward of the web to a depth equivalent to at least one half the depth of the beam.