Reinforced building wall using compression rod
AssigneeCetres Holdings, LLC
InventorThomas M. Espinosa
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A reinforced building wall includes a first stud wall disposed above a foundation; the first stud wall including a bottom plate, a top plate and first and second vertical studs extending between the bottom plate and the top plate; a first threaded rod having a first end portion embedded in the foundation and a second end portion extending through the bottom plate; a compression rod having a first end portion operably attached to the second end portion of the first threaded rod and a second end portion operably bearing onto a bottom surface of the top plate, the compression rod is configured to handle compression forces from the top plate without buckling; an anchor embedded in the foundation, the anchor is operably attached to the first end portion of the first threaded rod.
Claims50
A reinforced building wall, comprising:
- a) a first stud wall disposed above a foundation;
- b) the first stud wall including a first bottom plate and a first top plate;
- c) a second stud wall disposed above the first stud wall, the second stud wall including a second bottom plate and a second top plate;
- d) a compression rod having a first end with a first threaded bore and a second end with a second threaded bore, the first threaded bore and the second threaded bore being formed in and monolithic with the respective first end and the second end of the compression rod, the first end being operably attached to the foundation;
- e) a horizontal first member disposed in and operably attached to the first stud wall, the first member being operably attached to the compression rod to transfer compression forces to the compression rod and the foundation;
- and
- f) a horizontal second member operably attached to the second stud wall and operably attached to the compression rod to transfer tension forces to the compression rod.
A reinforced building wall, comprising:
- a) a first stud wall disposed above a foundation, the first stud wall including a first bottom plate and a first top plate;
- b) a second stud wall disposed above the first stud wall, the second stud wall including a second bottom plate and a second top plate;
- c) a compression rod having a first end with a first threaded bore and a second end with a second threaded bore, the first threaded bore and the second threaded bore being formed in and monolithic with the respective first end and the second end of the compression rod, the first end being operably attached to the foundation;
- d) a cross member operably attached to the compression rod to transfer compression forces to the compression rod and the foundation;
- and
- e) a bearing plate on the second top plate and operably attached to the compression rod to transfer tension forces to the compression rod.
A reinforced building wall, comprising:
- a) a first stud wall disposed above a foundation, the first stud wall including a first bottom plate and a first top plate;
- b) a second stud wall disposed above the first stud wall, the second stud wall including a second bottom plate and a second top plate;
- c) a compression rod having a first end with a first threaded bore and a second end with a second threaded bore, the first threaded bore and the second threaded bore being formed in and monolithic with the respective first end and the second end of the compression rod, the first end being operably attached to the foundation;
- d) a first bearing plate engaging an underside of the first top plate and operably attached to the compression rod to transfer compression forces to the compression rod and the foundation;
- and
- e) a second bearing plate disposed on the second top plate and operably attached to the compression rod to transfer tension forces to the compression rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.