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US 11,788,271 B2Granted
Reinforced stud-framed wall
AssigneeCetres Holdings, LLC
InventorThomas M. Espinosa
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Abstract
A reinforced stud-framed wall, including a bottom plate; first and second vertical studs; a member supported on the bottom plate, the member having a compression strength greater than a compression strength of the bottom plate; the first vertical stud having a bottom end supported on the member with a first contact area, whereby a load on the first contact area is spread over a first area on the bottom plate larger than the first contact area; and the second vertical stud having a bottom end supported on the member with a second contact area, whereby a load on the second contact area is spread over a second area on the bottom plate larger than the second contact area.
Claims43
A reinforced stud-framed wall, comprising:
- a) a tie rod anchored to a foundation;
- b) a bottom plate disposed directly on a subfloor;
- c) the bottom plate has a compression strength greater than a compression strength of the subfloor;
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- d) a plurality of vertical studs supported on the bottom plate;
- e) the tie rod extending through the bottom plate;
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- f) the bottom plate is operably attached to the subfloor.
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A reinforced stud-framed wall, comprising:
- a) a bottom plate having a compression strength;
- b) a solid non-metallic member supported on the bottom plate over a first contact area;
- c) the member having a compression strength greater than the compression strength of the bottom plate;
- d) a bearing plate disposed on top of the member, the bearing plate having a second contact area on the member;
- e) a tie rod extending through the member and the bearing plate;
- f) a fastener for securing the bearing plate on the member and the tie rod;
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- g) the bearing plate transferring a load onto the bottom plate through the member over a projected area on the first contact area that is larger than the second contact area.
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A method for transferring a load onto a wood part of a stud-framed wall, comprising:
- a) interposing a solid non-metallic member between the load and the wood part, the member making a contact area on the wood part;
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- b) providing the member with a compression strength greater than a compression strength of the wood part such that the load is transferred onto the wood part over a projected area on the contact area that is larger than an area of application of the load on the member.
A reinforced stud-framed wall, comprising:
- a) horizontal wood part having a first compression strength;
- b) a solid non-metallic member bearing onto the horizontal wood part from a load applied on a first area on the member, the member having a contact area on the wood part, the member having a second compression strength greater than the first compression strength;
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- c) the member transferring the load to the wood part over a projected area on the contact area that is larger than the first area.
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A reinforced stud-framed wall, comprising:
- a) a bottom plate disposed on a wood part, the bottom plate being made of sheet metal having U-shaped cross-section with a bottom wall and sidewalls;
- b) a member supported on the bottom wall over a first contact area;
- c) a bearing plate disposed on top of the member, the bearing plate having a second contact area on the member;
- d) a tie rod extending through the member and the bearing plate;
- e) a fastener for securing the bearing plate on the member and the tie rod;
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- f) the bearing plate transferring a load onto the bottom wall through the member over a projected area on the first contact area that is larger than the second contact area.
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A reinforced stud-framed wall, comprising:
- a) a bottom plate having a compression strength;
- b) a stud bay in an end portion of the stud-framed wall, the stud bay including an outer stud and an inner stud spaced apart from the outer stud, the outer stud and the inner stud being supported on the bottom plate;
- c) a member supported on the bottom plate over a first contact area within the stud bay, the member having a compression strength greater than the compression strength of the bottom plate;
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- d) a first stud adjacent to the outer stud, the first stud including a first bottom end supported on the member over a second contact area, the first stud transferring a first load onto the bottom plate through the member over a projected area on the first contact area that is larger than the second contact area.
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A reinforced stud-framed wall, comprising:
- a) first and second vertical studs disposed a distance apart;
- b) a horizontal wood part disposed between the first and second studs, the wood part including a length equal to the distance;
- c) a member disposed on the wood part, the member having the length of the wood part, the member having a compression strength greater than a compression strength of the wood part;
- d) a tie-rod extending through the wood part and the member;
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- e) a fastener securing the member to the tie-rod.
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A reinforced stud-framed wall, comprising:
- a) first and second vertical studs disposed a distance apart;
- b) a horizontal wood part disposed between the first and second studs, the wood part including a length equal to the distance;
- c) a member disposed underneath the wood part, the member having the length of the wood part, the member having a compression strength greater than a compression strength of the wood part;
- d) a tie-rod extending through the wood part and the member;
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- e) a fastener securing the wood part to the tie-rod.
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A reinforced stud-framed wall, comprising:
- a) a bridge member having a first compression strength;
- b) a planar member bearing onto the bridge member from a load from an end of a vertical wall member bearing onto a first area on the planar member, the planar member having a contact area on the bridge member, the planar member having a second compression strength greater than the first compression strength;
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- c) the planar member transferring the load to the bridge member over a projected area on the contact area that is larger than the first area.
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A reinforced stud-framed wall, comprising:
- a) a bridge member having a first compression strength;
- b) a planar member disposed on the bridge member, the planar member having a contact area on the bridge member, the planar member having a second compression strength greater than the first compression strength;
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- c) support studs disposed below the bridge member, the support studs including top end portions disposed directly vertically below the contact area.
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A method for transferring a load from a vertical wall member onto a bridge member in a stud-framed wall, comprising:
- a) placing a planar member between the vertical wall member and the bridge member, the planar member making a contact area on the bridge member;
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- b) providing the planar member with a compression strength greater than a compression strength of the bridge member such that the load from the vertical wall member is transferred onto the bridge member over a projected area on the contact area that is larger than an area of application of the load on the member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.