Reinforced hinged connector
US-11946503-B2 · Apr 2, 2024 · US
Building
US12460408B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-12460408-B2 |
| Application number | US-202018019680-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | Aug 7, 2020 |
| Publication date | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2025 |
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A building includes a floor located between an upper floor and a lower floor. The floor includes first floor extending members and second floor extending members that intersect the first floor extending members. The first floor extending members and the second floor extending members are made of wood. A reinforcement member is arranged in at least one of a section between two of the first floor extending members and a section between two of the second floor extending members.
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The invention claimed is: 1 . A building comprising a floor located between an upper floor and a lower floor, wherein the floor includes first floor extending members and second floor extending members that intersect the first floor extending members, the first floor extending members and the second floor extending members are made of wood, a reinforcement member is arranged in at least one of a section between two of the first floor extending members and a section between two of the second floor extending members, each of the two of the first floor extending members defining the section that the reinforcement member is arranged in includes a support metal fitting that supports an end of the reinforcement member, and/or each of the two of the second floor extending members defining the section that the reinforcement member is arranged in includes a support metal fitting that supports an end of the reinforcement member, the second floor extending members include a short second floor extending member and long second floor extending members being longer than the short second floor extending member, the short second floor extending member is arranged between the long second floor extending members, the short second floor extending member includes a first side surface, one of the long second floor extending members includes a second side surface, the first side surface is opposed to the second side surface, the support metal fitting is arranged on each of the first side surface and the second side surface, the reinforcement member is arranged between the short second floor extending member and the one of the long second floor extending members, the end of the reinforcement member is supported by the support metal fitting, and the reinforcement member is not fixed to the support metal fitting, the short second floor extending member, and the long second floor extending members. 2 . The building according to claim 1 , wherein a cross-section of the reinforcement member is shaped so as to include a first portion extending vertically and a second portion arranged on each of opposite sides of the first portion and intersecting the first portion. 3 . The building according to claim 1 , wherein the first floor extending members, the second floor extending members, and the reinforcement member are arranged such that upper surfaces of the first floor extending members, upper surfaces of the second floor extending members, and an upper surface of the reinforcement member are flat surfaces flush with each other.
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with wooden beams (E04B5/14 takes precedence) · CPC title
- E04B5/02Primary
Load-carrying floor structures formed substantially of prefabricated units (E04B5/43 - E04B5/48 take precedence) · CPC title
of bar-shaped building elements {(framework connections E04B1/21, E04B1/2403, E04B1/2604)} · CPC title
Joist hangers · CPC title
Connections specially adapted therefor (shear dowels E04B1/486, E04B1/49) · CPC title
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- What does patent US12460408B2 cover?
- A building includes a floor located between an upper floor and a lower floor. The floor includes first floor extending members and second floor extending members that intersect the first floor extending members. The first floor extending members and the second floor extending members are made of wood. A reinforcement member is arranged in at least one of a section between two of the first floor…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Sekisui House Kk
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification E04B5/02. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Nov 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 3 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).