Connector assembly for connecting building members

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8683770
APP PUB NO 20120266545A1
SERIAL NO

13542854

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A building assembly utilized in connecting building members together while permitting limited relative movement between the members. The assembly includes a structure such as a track or plate that includes one or more longitudinal slots. Integrally formed in the longitudinal slot is a breakaway washer that receives a fastener that extends into an adjacent structure. When a certain force is applied to the breakaway washer, the breakaway washer breaks away from the slot and this permits the slot to move about the breakaway washer and fastener which results in there being relative movement between two connected structures.

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THE STEEL NETWORK INCPOST OFFICE BOX 13887 2012 TW ALEXANDER DRIVE DURHAM NC 27709

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
diGirolamo, Edward R Raleigh, US 38 1216
Herrmann, James E Raleigh, US 10 97
Herrmann, John C Raleigh, US 9 124
Shultz, Michael A Apex, US 4 74

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