Retainer member for a brace system and method of forming
AssigneeIndependence Materials Group, LLC
InventorWilliam A. Gantt
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Abstract
A wall brace system and/or a retainer member thereof that supports a structural member of the wall brace system, as well as a method of forming the retainer member. In particular, the retainer member includes tabs formed from the body of the retainer member. For example, the tabs may be formed from the edges of the retainer body or from within the edges of the retainer body. When installed, the wall brace system with the retainer member provides an apparatus for supporting a wall in a building structure, which has been moved inward by pressure from the earth outside in order to return the wall to a desired position. The wall brace system comprises a structural member, the retainer member, a mounting member, a load member, a jack, and/or a locking member.
Claims19
A retainer member comprising:
- a retainer body, wherein the retainer body is at least partially located in a body plane;
- a first retainer tab formed from the retainer body;
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- a second retainer tab formed from the retainer body;
- wherein the first retainer tab and the second retainer tab are cut from within the retainer body and bent to extend away from the body plane;
- wherein the first retainer tab and the second retainer tab form a cavity having a U-shaped cross-section;
- wherein the first retainer tab and the second retainer tab have a cut-out within an edge of the first retainer tab and the second retainer tab to maintain additional material in the retainer body for reducing deformation of the retainer body;
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- wherein the first retainer tab and the second retainer tab are configured to receive a portion of a structural member in the cavity to aid in restricting movement of the structural member.
A wall bracing system, the system comprising:
- a retainer member, wherein the retainer member is operatively coupled adjacent to a wall, and wherein the retainer member comprises:
- a retainer body, wherein the retainer body is at least partially located in a body plane;
- a first retainer tab formed from the retainer body;
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- a second retainer tab formed from the retainer body;
- wherein the first retainer tab and the second retainer tab are cut from within the retainer body and bent to extend away from the body plane, and wherein the first retainer tab and the second retainer tab form a cavity having a U-shaped cross-section;
- a mounting member, wherein the mounting member is operatively coupled to a building member;
- a structural member having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is operatively coupled to the retainer member within the cavity between the first retainer tab and the second retainer tab, and wherein the second end is operatively coupled to the mounting member;
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- a locking member operatively coupled to the mounting member, wherein the locking member is configured to resist movement of the structural member.
A method for forming a retaining member, the method comprises:
- forming a first retainer tab and a second retainer tab from a retainer body by cutting the first retainer tab and the second retainer tab from within the retainer body;
- bending the first retainer tab and the second retainer tab such that the first retainer tab and the second retainer tab extend away from a body plane of the retainer body;
- wherein the first retainer tab and the second retainer tab form a cavity having a U-shaped cross-section;
- wherein the first retainer tab and the second retainer tab have a cut-out within an edge of the first retainer tab and the second retainer tab to maintain additional material in the retainer body for reducing deformation of the retainer body;
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- wherein the first retainer tab and the second retainer tab are configured to receive a portion of a structural member of a wall brace system between the first retainer tab and the second retainer tab to aid in restricting movement of the structural member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.