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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary J. Lichtenberg, Madison, WI (US);
John R. Erickson, Madison, WI (US);
Robert Ross, Madison, WI (US);
Dwight Flach, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41B 5/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41B 5/02 ;
Abstract
A self-centering and self-aligning joint is presented for bonding a first and second wood segment, wherein the joint includes a single tenon extending from the end face of the first segment, and a void disposed within the end face of the second segment. And adhesive is applied to the outer surface of the tenon, or to the inner surface of the void to join the two segments.