Inspired by the old North American tradition of utilizing decorative anchor plates to improve floor/roof to wall connections in masonry buildings, PYTHON Fasteners supplies elegantly designed structural plates that conform with historical North American architecture for the strengthening of existing masonry structures.

External anchor plates (aka pattress plates) are effective wall-to-floor/roof connections that significantly improve the global behavior of masonry buildings. Anchor plates are commonly found in many old cities, towns and villages where historic buildings secured with this technique have withstood the test of time.

Our passion for conservation and earthquake protection of existing buildings has led to the development of the PYTHON Plate to enable architecturally sensitive strengthening of existing masonry structures.


APPLICATIONS

  • Robust connection between wall and floor/roof members.

  • Securing canopies to masonry walls.

  • Wall-to-wall cross-tie rods.

FEATURES

  • Available in two designs: Starfish and Bullseye.

  • Combination of architectural and structural design.

  • High quality matte black powder coated finish to enhance durability.

Technical

  • 8” (200mm) diameter with a 7/8” (22mm) diameter centre hole.

  • Ductile iron grade 500-7 (AS) combining strength and ductility.

  • Three way plate bending capacity is in excess of 56200lb (250 kN).

  • Durability testing to ASTM-B117:2019 (Read more).

  • Example construction details available (Request).


SPECIALIST TECHNICAL SUPPORT

OUR EXPERT ENGINEERING TEAM CAN PROVIDE ADVICE ON STRUCTURAL DETAILS AND DESIGN

ON-SITE PRE- AND POST-INSTALLATION QUALITY ASSURANCE TESTING