COUPLING WITH INTERENGAGEABLE PROFILES FOR COUPLING A BEAM TO A POST

摘要

A kit of parts for use in timber-framed constructions, comprises a beam (14) in use having attached to an axial end thereof a first coupling part (30), and a post (12) in use having attached to an axial end thereof a second coupling part (50) . The first and second coupling parts (30) (50) have interengageable profiles (32) (54) disposed to couple the first coupling part (30) to one lateral side of the second coupling part (50) for securing the' beam (14) at an angle (e.g. 90°) to the post (12) . One profile comprises a tongue (34) and another profile comprises a groove (56) in which the tongue is a sliding fit. The tongue and groove (34) (56) have corresponding cross- sections, with the tongue having a flared cross-section whose width increases from its root (38) to its free-end (40) .