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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:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2008
Applicants:
Robert Douglas Koren, Cary, NC (US);
David Szilezy, Apex, NC (US);
Joseph Hahn, Angier, NC (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Column & Post, Inc., Fuquay-Varina, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C 3/00 (2006.01); E04B 2/08 (2006.01); F16L 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A split column includes two half sections with locating features for aligning the half sections. A whole column is formed and then split into half sections. The locating features are formed on the inner surfaces of the half sections after the column is split into half sections.