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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2006
Nabil Abdel-rahman, Raleigh, NC (US);
Gary Bennett, Macon, NC (US);
Michael Booth, Raleigh, NC (US);
Nabil Abdel-Rahman, Raleigh, NC (US);
Gary Bennett, Macon, NC (US);
Michael Booth, Raleigh, NC (US);
The Steel Network, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
A corner drift connector for preventing damage to exterior walls of buildings during wind, earthquake, or other building-deforming events is described. The corner drift connector is slidably attached to each of two angled walls which form a corner of a building. Slots in flanges of the corner drift connector facilitate utilizing connectors to attach the corner drift connector to the walls while allowing relative motion between the walls and the connector. A cover placed outside the corner drift connector conceals the connector and its intersections with the walls.