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(43) Date of publication: 05.02.2025 Bulletin 2025/06 (21) Application number: 23724092.4 (22) Date of filing: 18.04.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  E04B 1/26(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): E04B 1/2604; E04B 2001/2648; E04B 1/2612; E04B 2001/2652 (86) International application number: PCT/US2023/019004 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/205187 (26.10.2023 Gazette 2023/43)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 18.04.2022 US 202263332266 P (71) Applicant: SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY INC. Pleasanton, CA 94588 (US)	(72) Inventors: MURPHY, Timothy Pleasanton, CA 94588 (US) LEICHTI, Robert Pleasanton, CA 94588 (US) RICHTER, Frank Pleasanton, CA 94588 (US) DAUDET, Larry Pleasanton, CA 94588 (US) (74) Representative: Fuchs Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB  Tower 185 Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 35-37 60327 Frankfurt am Main 60327 Frankfurt am Main (DE)