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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2010
Applicant:
William L. Bong, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Inventor:
William L. Bong, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 47/00 (2006.01); B21K 23/00 (2006.01); B23P 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automated assembly, system and method for a narrow-gap Electroslag-welded moment connection welded between horizontal beam to vertical column flanges includes vertical column doubler plates affixed to the column web and horizontal beam doubler plates affixed to the beam web with alignment of the respective webs/doubler plates to carry the moment load through the vertical support columns. An embodiment includes a radius in each horizontal beam doubler plate. The assembly, system and method is readily applicable to overdesign moment load factors.