US 11,993,927 B2
Shear wall assembly
Todd Beyreuther, Spokane, WA (US); Daniel Koeberl, Graz (GR); and Darrin Griechen, Spokane, WA (US)
Assigned to Mercer Mass Timber LLC, Spokane Valley, WA (US)
Filed by Mercer Mass Timber LLC, Vancouver (CA)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/222,336.
Application 18/222,336 is a division of application No. 16/944,492, filed on Jul. 31, 2020, granted, now 11,702,837.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/881,585, filed on Aug. 1, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0349149 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. E04B 1/48 (2006.01); E04B 1/10 (2006.01); E04B 1/98 (2006.01); E04B 2/04 (2006.01)
CPC E04B 1/486 (2013.01) [E04B 1/10 (2013.01); E04B 1/98 (2013.01); E04B 2/04 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector comprising:
an anchor including a hollow tubular body including a first open end, a second open end, an interior, and an exterior, the interior including female threads and the exterior including male threads; and
a bolt including a shank including second male threads, the shank extending through the first open end into the interior of the anchor;
wherein the second male threads of the bolt engage with the female threads of the anchor,
wherein the interior of the anchor includes a first portion proximate the first open end and a second portion proximate the second open end, the first portion having a smaller diameter than the second portion.