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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2001
Michael Patrick Byfield, Faringdon, GB;
Bassam Adeeb Burgan, Bracknell, GB;
The Steel Construction Institute, Ascot, GB;
Abstract
A connector for providing a load supporting connection between a first “supporting” structural member and a second structural member supported thereby comprises a flange and an integral web formed with one or an array of two or more spaced slots. The flange may also be formed with an array of spaced slots. In a preferred embodiment, the slots of the flange have a lower portion dimensioned to receive a head of a stud which projects from a surface of the supporting member and a coextensive upper portion dimensioned to receive the shank of the stud. The slots of the web have an upper portion dimensioned to receive a head of a stud which projects from a surface of the supported member and a coextensive lower portion dimensioned to receive the shank of the stud. In a preferred embodiment, the width of each shank receiving slot portion is less than the width of the respective stud head.