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Cube coupling joint

  • US 10,640,969 B2
  • Filed: 02/15/2019
  • Issued: 05/05/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A joint assembly for joining structural members in a building frame, the joint assembly comprising:

  • a marriage strap comprising one or more through-holes;

    one or more fasteners configured to be inserted through the one or more through-holes of the marriage strap;

    a cube coupling joint comprising;

    a first face, a second face, a third face, a fourth face, a fifth face, and a sixth face;

    a first recessed channel on the first face, the first recessed channel sized and shaped to receive a portion of the marriage strap; and

    one or more fastener holes located within the first recessed channel and configured to receive and secure to the one or more fasteners;

    a first structural member secured to the second face of the cube coupling joint and a second structural member secured to the third face of the cube coupling joint, wherein the second and third faces are adjacent and orthogonal to the first face;

    wherein the portion of the marriage strap is configured to be inserted into the first recessed channel of the cube coupling joint along a direction perpendicular to the first face, and wherein the one or more fasteners are further configured to be inserted into and secured to the one or more fastener holes of the cube coupling joint; and

    wherein the marriage strap, when inserted into the first recessed channel, sits flush with the first face of the cube coupling joint.

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