WEDGE CLAMPING SYSTEM FOR BEAMS

摘要

A wedge clamp comprises a wedge with an inclined face and an endplate with a pocket that has a mating inclined face. A beam has a curved clamping surface that engages the wedge and a lower surface that engages the endplate. The beam is clamped in the endplate by preloading the wedge into the endplate pocket.

主权项

1. A wedge clamp, comprising:
a wedge including:
a first inclined wedge face and a second wedge face, each being located between a wedge forward end and a wedge rearward end; andan endplate including: a pocket having a pocket upper inclined face and a pocket lower face between a pocket open end and a pocket rearward end, wherein the wedge and endplate engage a beam including a beam front face, a beam end face, a beam curved horizontal upper surface, and a beam lower surface, the beam lower surface being arranged to partially engage the endplate at its lower face, wherein the curved upper surface engages the second wedge face, wherein the wedge is preloaded in the pocket between the pocket upper inclined face and the beam curved horizontal upper surface.