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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:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Darwin P. Knecht, Wood River, NE (US);
David R. Bergholz, Grand Island, NE (US);
Assignee:
Chief Industries, Inc., Grand Island, NE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 3/506 ; F16B 3/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 3/506 ; F16B 3/900 ;
Abstract
A girt retainer is described for temporarily securing one end of a girt to a column clip until a second girt has been secured to the first girt and the column clip. The girt retainer comprises a threaded shank having a deformable, disk-shaped head mounted thereon. The head has at least one anti-rotation protrusion extending downwardly therefrom. The method of utilizing the girt retainer to temporarily secure one end of a girt to a column clip is also described. The retainer may also be used as a purlin connector or as a connector for connecting the overlapping ends of two elongated members.