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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:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2002
Applicants:
Louay A. Shamroukh, Discovery Bay, CA (US);
Mark G. Crawford, Visalia, CA (US);
Inventors:
Louay A. Shamroukh, Discovery Bay, CA (US);
Mark G. Crawford, Visalia, CA (US);
Assignee:
Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc., Dublin, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B001/38 ; B25G003/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A connection in which an elongated strap or a connector having an elongated strap member is secured by a strap holder. Such straps and connectors are used in a variety of building applications, typically in connections that resist tension forces parallel to the main axes of the straps or strap members. A number of connectors with elongated strap members are in common use with a variety of structural members.