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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Perma-column, Inc., Ossian, IN (US);
Brandon R. Meyer, Ossian, IN (US);
Robert L. Meyer, Bluffton, IN (US);
Phillip T. Stoller, Bluffton, IN (US);
PERMA-COLUMN, INC, Ossian, IN (US);
Abstract
A precast concrete column supports a building. In one exemplary embodiment, the precast concrete column includes a connector for securing a wooden column to the precast concrete column such that no portion of the connector extends beyond the cross-section of the wooden column. In an alternative embodiment, a jack screw extends from the distal end of the precast concrete column to provide height adjustment for the precast concrete column. In certain embodiments, an insert or tube is cast into the precast concrete column body to allow a fastener to traverse the precast concrete column body so that structural components of the building may be secured thereto.