CPC E04B 1/2608 (2013.01) [E04B 2001/266 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An outdoor framing module configured to connect a beam to a post in a perpendicular orientation, the module comprising:
a pair of receivers directly affixed to one another and oriented perpendicular to one another, the pair of receivers defining a single unified body configured to receive the beam and the post, and the pair of receivers comprising:
a first blind receiver configured to capture an end of the beam and having a first opening, a terminus spaced-apart from and opposite the first opening, a first perimeter collar extending between the terminus and the first opening and at least partially around the first opening, and a first vertical dimension across the first collar; and
a second through receiver directly affixed to the first blind receiver and configured to capture the post, the second through receiver having opposite second and third openings spaced-apart from one another, a second perimeter collar extending at least partially around a periphery of the second through receiver between the second and third openings, and a second vertical dimension between the second and third openings and parallel with the first dimension;
the second dimension being less than the first dimension;
the second opening being positioned flush with a side of the first perimeter collar of the first blind receiver; and
the third opening being positioned intermediate opposite sides of the first perimeter collar of the first blind receiver.
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