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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul Mattle, Widnau, CH;
Assignee:
SFS intec Holding AG, Heerbrugg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C 3/00 ; E04C 3/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C 3/00 ; E04C 3/30 ;
Abstract
A wooden beam ( ) has several sections which are subjected to a transversal tension and which affect in particular the areas in which there are recesses or openings ( ). Rod-shaped elements are provided in the form of screws ( ) which are introduced in such a way that they extend crosswise to the longitudinal direction of the beam ( ) in order to absorb this transversal tension. These screws are screwed in from the top side ( ) or the underside ( ) of the beam ( ) and each extend over part of the height (H) of the beam ( ) only and are therefore directly associated with the area ( ) that is subjected to transversal tension.