Adjustable lateral brace
OwnerHarvel Crumleyinventor
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Abstract
An adjustable lateral brace configured for bracing adjacent roof trusses, wall studs, or similar structural elements during construction of residential and light commercial structures. The brace comprises a horizontal member and a diagonal member connected by a living hinge. The brace is shipped to a construction site in a compact configuration in which the horizontal member and vertical member are substantially parallel. The living hinge is activated to dispose the horizontal member and diagonal member at an acute angle adjusted to the spacing of the members to be braced.
Claims20
An adjustable lateral brace for adjacent structural members, the lateral brace comprising:
- a horizontal member having a first end, a second end, and a horizontal member web, each of the first end and the second end having a connection plate, the connection plate at the second end further comprising a first connection flange;
- a diagonal member having a first end, a second end, and a diagonal member web, each of the first end and the second end having a connection plate, the connection plate at the second end further comprising a second connection flange, and the diagonal member web disposed in substantially the same plane as the horizontal member web;
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- an adjustable hinge operatively connecting the horizontal member and the diagonal member, the adjustable hinge disposed at an interface between the first connection flange and the second connection flange such that the hinge promotes angular movement of the horizontal member in relation to the diagonal member in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of the horizontal member web and the diagonal member web.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.