US 12,065,832 B2
Tubular beam with mechanically fastened end plates
Patrick J. Santini, West Bend, WI (US)
Filed by Patrick J. Santini, West Bend, WI (US)
Filed on Jun. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/848,953.
Prior Publication US 2024/0093490 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. E04C 3/00 (2006.01); E04C 3/08 (2006.01); F16B 19/10 (2006.01); E04C 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC E04C 3/08 (2013.01) [F16B 19/1036 (2013.01); E04C 2003/043 (2013.01); E04C 2003/0465 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tubular beam with at least one mechanically fastened end plate for construction of structures, comprising:
a tubular member having at least three side walls, a plurality of hand openings formed through at least one of said three side walls, each one of said plurality of hand openings is adapted to allow a hand to pass therethrough, a plurality of beam fastening holes are formed through at least one of said three side walls, a plurality of fastener holes are formed through at least two side walls on at least one end of said tubular member;
at least one mechanically fastened end plate includes a plurality of plate fastening holes, a perimeter of said at least one mechanically fastened end plate is sized to be received by an inner perimeter of said tubular member, a plurality of blind fastener holes are formed in at least two sides of said at least one mechanically fastened end plate; and
a plurality of fasteners are inserted through said plurality of fastener holes and secured in said plurality of blind fastener holes.