Cube coupling joint
First Claim
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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Abstract
A joint assembly for joining structural members in a building frame can comprise: a marriage strap including one or more through-holes; one or more fasteners configured to be inserted through the one or more through-holes of the marriage strap; and a cube coupling joint including one or more recessed channels sized and shaped to receive a portion of the marriage strap, one or more fastener holes located within the one or more recessed channels and configured to receive and secure to the one or more fasteners. In some embodiments, the marriage strap is configured to be inserted into the one or more recessed channels of the cube coupling joint and 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.
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33 Claims
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1. A joint assembly for joining structural members in a building frame, the joint assembly comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22)
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9. A cube coupling joint for joining structural members in a building frame, the cube coupling joint comprising a substantially solid body including:
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a first face, a second face, a third face, a fourth face, a fifth face, and a sixth face; wherein the first face comprises a first recessed channel having an L-shape, a first end of the first recessed channel positioned along a first edge of the first face and a second end of the first recessed channel positioned along a second edge of the first face, the first edge perpendicular to the second edge; and wherein the second face is adjacent and perpendicular to the first face, and wherein the second face comprises a second recessed channel having an L-shape, a first end of the second recessed channel positioned along a first edge of the second face and a second end of the second recessed channel positioned along a second edge of the second face, the first edge of the second face being perpendicular to the second edge of the second face. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A joint assembly for joining structural members in a building frame, the joint assembly comprising:
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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 surface, a second surface, a third surface, a fourth surface, a fifth surface, and a sixth surface; a first recessed channel on the first surface, the first recessed channel having a cross-section sized and shaped to allow a portion of the marriage strap to be inserted from a direction perpendicular to the first surface; and one or more fastener holes located within the first recessed channel and configured to receive and secure to the one or more fasteners; 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 sits flush with the first surface of the cube coupling joint when inserted into the first recessed channel. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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