Claims
- 1. A post and beam building structure having a plurality of structural members interconnected to one another to provide a frame of a building, a first of said members having a first bore disposed generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of said member and extending from one end of said member to intersect a transverse bore intermediate the ends thereof, a bearing assembly in said transverse bore with a surface complementary to that of said transverse bore, a second of said members including a second bore aligned with said first bore, a threaded fastener extending along said first and second bores between said first and second members and through said bearing assembly; one end of said fastener being secured to a retainer disposed in said transverse bore and engaging said bearing assembly and the opposite end being secured to said second member whereby a tensile load may be applied to said fastener to urge said members together with said bearing assembly distributing axial loads from said fastener to said first member.
- 2. A post and beam building structure according to claim 1 wherein said second bore extends through said second member and a second retainer is secured thereto.
- 3. A post and beam building structure according to claim 2 wherein said second member is notched to receive said one end of said first member.
- 4. A post and beam building structure according to claim 1 wherein a recess is formed in each of said members and a reinforcement is located in each of said recesses to extend between said members and inhibit relative movement therebetween.
- 5. A post and beam building structure according to claim 4 wherein said reinforcement is a ring and said fastener passes through said ring.
- 6. A post and beam building structure according to claim 4 wherein one of said recesses is dimensioned to receive said reinforcement so as to be flush with the surface thereof and resilient elements bias said reinforcement from said one recess toward and into the other of said recesses.
- 7. A post and beam building structure according to claim 6 wherein said reinforcment is a ring and said fastener passes through said ring.
- 8. A post and bean building structure according to claim 7 wherein said biasing elements are coil springs circumferentially disposed about said ring.
- 9. A post and beam building structure having a plurality of vertical posts spaced apart from one another and each having a vertically extending longitudinal axis and a plurality of horizontal wall members extending between adjacent posts and stacked one above the other to provide a wall between said posts, said posts having an undercut recess extending along one face thereof parallel to said longitudinal as of said posts, each of said wall members having an undercut recess in end faces thereof, said end faces abutting respective faces of said posts with said recesses aligned, said wall members and posts being secured to one another by keys received in said recesses and having a periphery complementary to that of said recesses, each of said keys being formed as a pair of wedges having complementary inclined faces such that relative movement between said wedges along the axis of said posts causes expansion of said key to filling said recesses and thereby secure said wall members to a respective one of said posts.
- 10. A post and beam member according to claim 9 wherein a barb is provided on each of said wedges to inhibit relative movement between said one post and said wedge.
- 11. A post and beam building structure according to claim 9 wherein one of said recesses is a dovetail having flanks diverging from said face and terminating at apexes.
- 12. A post and beam building structure according to claim 11 wherein another of said recesses is part cylindrical.
- 13. A post and beam building structure according to claim 11 wherein terminal portions of said flanks adjacent said apexes are outwardly flared.
- 14. A post and beam building structure according to claim 13 wherein a sealing membrane is located in said recesses between adjacent ends of said keys.
- 15. A post and beam building structure having a plurality of structural members interconnected to one another to provide a frame of a building, a first of said members having a first bore disposed generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of said member and extending from one end of said member, a second of said members including a second bore aligned with said first bore, a tubular insert located in said first and second bores and extending between said first and second members, a threaded fastener extending through said tubular insert between said first and second members, one end of said fastener being secured to said first member and an opposite end being secured to said second member whereby a tensile load may be applied to said fastener to urge said members together.
- 16. A post and beam structure according to claim 15 wherein said first member includes a transverse bore intermediate the ends thereof and intersecting said first bore, said tubular insert is being positioned in said first bore to terminate prior to said transverse bore and a retainer is located in said transverse bore and secured to said fastener.
- 17. A post and beam building structure according to claim 16, wherein said second bore extends through said second member and a second retainer is secured to said threaded fastener.
- 18. A post and beam building structure according to claim 17 wherein said second member is notched to receive said one end of said first member.
- 19. A post and beam building structure according to claim 16 wherein an insert is provided in said transverse bore with a surface complementary to that of said transverse bore and said fastener extends therethrough, said insert being disposed between said retainer and said traverse bore to distribute axial loads from said fastener to said first member.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part application of application Ser. No. 08/797,642 filed Jan. 31, 1997, now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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