Improved steel joist
CA 2447374 A1 · Owner: Unknown · Inventors: Unknown
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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A joist suitable for use in a composite concrete floor is disclosed. The joist comprises a top chord, a bottom chord; and a vertically extending intermediate web having a top end secured to the top chord and a bottom end secured to the bottom chord. The top chord comprises a pair of longitudinally continuous symmetrical chord members facing each other and embracing the top end of the web. Each of the chord members includes a vertical portion secured to the top end of the web and a slanting upper extension extending above and away from the top end of the web thereby providing a shear connecting portion and a flared opening between the two facing chord members giving access to the web. A …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed October 30, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 30, 2023.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by October 30, 2025.
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