Long span masonry lintel support system
AssigneeColumbia Insurance Company
InventorsRonald P. Hohmann, Jr., Richard Osmanski, Christopher Mason
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Abstract
A lintel system for supporting masonry blocks above an opening in a structure includes a lintel configured to span a width of the opening. The lintel includes a single spanning member having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a side face extending between the top and bottom edge. Supports are disposed at longitudinal ends of the single plate member. A stiffener is attached to the lintel for reinforcing the lintel. The stiffener extends in opposed relation to the side face along at least a portion of the side face.
Claims29
A lintel system for supporting masonry blocks above an opening in a structure, the system comprising:
- a lintel configured to span a width of the opening, the lintel comprising a single spanning member having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a side face extending between the top and bottom edge of the spanning member, and supports disposed at longitudinal ends of the single spanning member;
- support plates each having an opening within a perimeter of the support plate, and a slot therein for receiving the spanning member therein for mounting the support plate on the spanning member;
- a support rod receivable through the opening in each support plate and configured to be received through the masonry blocks for connecting the masonry blocks to the spanning member;
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- a stiffener attached to the spanning member for reinforcing the spanning member, the stiffener extending in opposed relation to the side face along at least a portion of the side face.
A lintel system for supporting masonry blocks above an opening in a structure, the system comprising:
- a lintel configured to span a width of the opening, the lintel comprising a spanning member having a length greater than the width of the opening, and having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a planar side face extending between the top and bottom edge, the spanning member having a height and a thickness;
- support plates each having an opening within a perimeter of the support plate, and a slot therein for receiving the spanning member therein for mounting the support plate on the spanning member;
- a support rod receivable through the opening in the each support plate and configured to be received through the masonry blocks for connecting the masonry blocks to the spanning member;
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- a stiffener attached to the spanning member for reinforcing the spanning member, the stiffener having a height extending parallel to the height of the spanning member and a thickness extending parallel to the thickness of the spanning member, the height of the stiffener being greater than the thickness of the stiffener, the stiffener extending in opposed relation to the planar side face along at least a portion of the planar side face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.