(19)
(11) EP 1 816 272 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
09.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/28

(43) Date of publication A2:
08.08.2007 Bulletin 2007/32

(21) Application number: 07250301.4

(22) Date of filing: 25.01.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E04B 1/26(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 02.02.2006 GB 0602098
05.04.2006 GB 0606831

(71) Applicant: Howarth Timber Engineering Limited
Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7QW (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Smith, Roger
    Thurston, Suffolk IP31 3PB (GB)

(74) Representative: Lipscombe, Martin John et al
Nash Matthews 90-92 Regent Street
Cambridge CB2 1DP
Cambridge CB2 1DP (GB)

   


(54) Improvements in or relating to joist hangers and the like


(57) A joist hanger is described which comprises one or more open-topped joist receiving sockets, each socket being defined by two side cheeks and a bridge section which joins the lower ends of the two side cheeks, the joist hanger further comprising one or more flanges by which the hanger can be secured to an abutting face and/or upper edge of a wall or beam, characterised in that the two side cheeks diverge from the bridge section to the open top of the joist receiving socket, so that the width of the socket is greater at the top than the bottom, such that a joist will fit snugly in the socket between the two side cheeks in the region of the bridge section but the upper portion of the socket is wider to facilitate entry thereinto of the joist.







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