Structural assembly using differential settlement anchors
AssigneeThermacrete LLC
InventorsFrank Schwab, David A. Markle
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Abstract
A structural assembly, preferably for creation of a firewall, is constructed using anchors attached to at least a first structure and a concrete wall. Preferably, the concrete wall is also attached to a second structure as well. The body of the anchors is fabricated from a material that fails at a temperature in excess of 1,000° F. A fastening member, preferably a grommet assembly, is positioned in an elongate slot for connecting the first face to the first structure and for sliding engagement within the elongate slot in response to relative movement of the first structure and/or the second structure and the attached concrete wall.
Claims15
A structural assembly comprising:
- a frame assembly having an upper stud plate extending in a first direction, a base stud plate spaced from the upper stud plate, and a first plurality of studs spaced from one another and extending in a second direction transverse to the first direction and each stud having opposed ends, the studs extending between the upper stud plate and base stud plate with one end of each stud being attached to the upper stud plate and an opposite end being attached to the base stud plate;
- a structure having a continuous outer planar surface adjacent the frame assembly;
- and,
- a plurality of anchors, each anchor comprising a body having a first face and a second face connected along a shared edge, the first face being transverse to the second face, the first face having an elongated slot parallel to the shared edge and the second face having a through hole, a fastening member is positioned in the elongated slot connecting the first face to the frame assembly, the second face being connected to the structure and a bearing force is transferred from the structure to the frame assembly through at least some of the plurality of anchors, the fastening member capable of sliding in the elongated slot along the second direction in response to relative movement of the frame assembly and the structure due to differential settlement.
A method for creating a structural assembly comprising:
- attaching a concrete wall to an adjacent parallel first structure with one or more anchors;
- wherein, each of the one or more anchors comprises:
- a body having a first face and a second face connected at a shared edge, the first face being transverse to the second face, the first face having an elongated slot parallel to the shared edge and the second face having a through hole;
- a grommet assembly slidably disposed within the elongated slot, the grommet assembly comprising a grommet and a washer adhered to a surface of the grommet;
- a first fastening member passing through the through hole in the second face to secure the body to concrete wall;
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- a second fastening member passing through the grommet assembly for connecting the first face to the first structure at a fixed position;
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- allowing sliding engagement of the grommet within the elongated slot in response to relative movement between the concrete wall and the adjacent parallel first structure due to differential settlement after the one or more anchors have been attached to the concrete wall and the first structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.