Hinge connection

• US 5,324,132 A
• Filed: 10/07/1992
• Issued: 06/28/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Company Incorporated (Simpson Manufacturing Company Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Company Incorporated (Simpson Manufacturing Company Incorporated)
• Inventors: Herrera, John G., Hunter, Norman R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bradley, P. Austin
• Assistant Examiner(s): PELTO, REX
• Application Number:
  US07/958,641
• Time in Patent Office: 629 Days
• Field of Search: 403/232.1, 403/231, 403/230, 52/702, 52/283
• US Class Current: 403/232.1
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/2612 Joist hangers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/4602 Corner joint

Abstract

A hinge connection for joining a heavy carrying wood member such as a glulam and a carried wood member having different depth dimensions including a metal hinge connector having side members disposed on opposite sides of the carrying and carried wood members joined at a lower portion by a seat member and at upper portions by a top flange member. The hinge connection is particularly suited for structures subject to earthquakes, hurricanes and other cataclysmic events which subject the structure to uplift and lateral forces in addition to the specified gravity load design forces.

Claims

1. A hinge connection comprising:

a. a carrying member having a top face and an end face;

b. a carried member having a bottom face and an end face;

c. a hinge connector including;

(i). first and second side members disposed in lateral spaced relation, each having upper, and lower portions and generally planar inner and outer faces, and front and rear edges;

(ii). a seat member for receiving and holding said bottom face of said carried member and having a rear edge and a front edge wherein said front edge is disposed inwardly from said front edges of said first and second side members, and side edges joined to a portion of said lower portions of said first and second side members;

(iii). a top flange member disposed above said seat member for resting upon said top face of said carrying member and having a front edge and a rear edge wherein said rear edge is disposed inwardly from said rear edges of said first and second side members, and side edges are joined to portions of said upper portions of said first and second side members;

(iv). said front edge of said top flange is spaced generally vertically above said rear edge of said seat member;

(v). a plurality of carrying member openings formed in said upper portions of said first and second side members adjacent said top flange member and dimensioned for closely engaging fasteners inserted therein;

(vi). a plurality of carried member openings formed in said lower portions of said first and second side members adjacent said seat member and dimensioned by closely engaging fasteners inserted therein;

d. a plurality of carrying member bore holes drilled in said carrying member in registration with said carrying member openings formed in said upper portions of said first and second side members and dimensioned for closely engaging fasteners inserted therein;

e. a plurality of carried member bore holes drilled in said carried member in registration with said carried member openings formed in said lower portions of said first and second side members and dimensioned for closely engaging fasteners inserted therein;

f. a plurality of carrying fasteners dimensioned for insertion through said carrying member openings of said first and second side members and through said carrying member bore holes of said carrying member;

g. a plurality of carried fasteners dimensioned for insertion through said carrier member openings of said first and second side members and through said carried member bore holes of said carried member

h. said first and second side members are integrally formed with carrying mid-portions located below and adjacent to said carrying member openings;

j. said first and second side members are integrally formed with carried mid-portions located above and adjacent to said carried member openings;

i. said carrying mid-portions of said first and second side members are formed with a carrying member series of horizontally restraining obround openings dimensioned and positioned for permitting relative vertical movement of fasteners therein;

k. said carried mid-portions of said first and second side members are formed with a carried member series of horizontally restraining obround openings dimensioned and positioned for permitting relative vertical movement of fasteners therein;

l. a plurality of horizontally restraining carrying member bore holes drilled in said carrying member in registration with said carrying member series of horizontally restraining openings formed in said carried mid-portions of said first and second side members;

m. a plurality of horizontally restraining carried member bore holes drilled in said carried member in registration with said carried member series of horizontally restraining openings formed in said carried mid-portions of said first and second side members;

n. a plurality of horizontally restraining carrying member fasteners dimensioned for insertion through said carrying member series of horizontally restraining obround openings and said horizontally restraining bore holes drilled in said carrying member;

o. a plurality of horizontally restraining carried member fasteners dimensioned for insertion through said carried member series of horizontally restraining obround openings and horizontally restraining bore holes drilled in said carried member.

p. each of said first and second side members are respectively continuous between said carried member openings and said carried member series of horizontally restraining obround openings;

q. each of said first and second side members are respectively continuous between said carrying member openings and said carrying member series of horizontally restraining obround openings; and

r. each of said first and second side members are respectively continuous between said carrying member series of horizontally restraining obround openings and said carried member series of horizontally restraining obround openings providing torsional resistance of said carried member relative to said carrying member.

2. A hinge connection as described in claim 1 comprising:

a said carrying member series of horizontally restraining openings, and said carried member series of horizontally restraining openings are generally located at the same elevation.

3. A hinge connection as described in claim 3 comprising:

a. said carrying member series of horizontally restraining openings and said carried member series of horizontally restraining openings, are located so that some are located at different elevations so as to avoid creating split planes in said carried and carrying members.