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Joint for connecting a pillar and a beam

Granted 29 Apr 2003 · no office action yet

Assignee: University of the Arts

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Inventors: Kazufumi Horiuchi, Akiyoshi Ito · Examiner: Doris Clark · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/069,270
filed 21 Mar 1997
Publication
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US D473957
granted 29 Apr 2003

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of the joint for connecting a pillar and a beam showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a partially sectional view thereof taken substantially by the arrows 5—5 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a partially sectional view thereof taken substantially by the arrows 6—6 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof showing the state in which the joint is used to connect a cross-shaped sectional pillar and H-shaped sectional beams; and,

FIG. 8 is a perspective view thereof showing the state in which the joint is used to connect an H-shaped sectional pillar and H-shaped sectional beams.

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D25/133

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