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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1996
Kikuzo Kuramoto, Funabashi, JP;
Nisso Sangyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A joint fitting for use in a unit building provides a box-like support structure for respective ends of a column and beams to strengthen a connection or joint between the column and the beams, with a simple assembling work and low cost involved. In one preferred form, the metal fitting is used in a unit building including a plurality of unit blocks connected together in vertical, longitudinal and transverse directions and each composed of a rectangular tube-like column and at least two rectangular tube-like beams connected together. The joint fitting is composed of a substantially box-shaped metal frame member including at least one column engagement portion fittingly engageable with an end of at least one column, and at least two beam engagement portions fittingly engageable with respective ends of at least two beams.