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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2008
Ralph M. Richard, Tucson, AZ (US);
Rudolph E. Radau, Jr., Tucson, AZ (US);
James E. Partridge, Pasadena, CA (US);
Clayton J. Allen, Peoria, AZ (US);
Ralph M. Richard, Tucson, AZ (US);
Rudolph E. Radau, Jr., Tucson, AZ (US);
James E. Partridge, Pasadena, CA (US);
Clayton J. Allen, Peoria, AZ (US);
Seismic Structural Design Associates, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A structural framework that includes a column, a beam, a brace beam coupled at an angle to the column and the beam, and a gusset plate to connect the brace beam with the column and the beam. The framework also includes a shear plate with horizontally slotted holes to couple to the column to the beam. The structural framework may also include double framing angles or a flex plate coupled to the gusset plate and to the beam via spacer plates to provide for a semi-rigid connection.