Shear transfer plate

A wall designed to resist lateral forces imposed on a building incorporating said wall, said building having an underlying structural component supporting said wall and a generally horizontal structural member, through which lateral shear forces are transmitted, surmounting said wall, said wall comprising:

• a. a shear-resisting assembly connected to said generally horizontal structural member and also connected to said underlying structural component and disposed between said generally horizontal structural member and said underlying structural component, said shear-resisting assembly including:
• i. a shear-resisting element;
• ii. a top strut disposed substantially parallel to said generally horizontal structural member;
• iii. a bottom strut, having a bottom face, a first end and a second end and a distance between said first and second ends, said distance constituting a selected length of said bottom strut, disposed lengthwise substantially parallel to said underlying structural component;
• iv. a first chord connected to said top strut and said shear-resisting element;
• v. a second chord connected to said top strut and said shear-resisting element;
• vi. means for connecting said shear-resisting element to a plurality of said top strut, said bottom strut, said first chord and said second chord, a plurality of said top and bottom struts and said first and second chords forming a supporting frame for said shear-resisting element;
• vii. a shear transfer device, including:
• 1. a first substantially planar end portion having a first anchor opening, said first end portion being proximate said first end of said bottom strut;
• 2. a first substantially planar inner portion joined to said first end portion and in substantially the same plane, said first inner portion being disposed between said bottom strut and said underlying structural component, said first inner portion interfacing with said bottom face of said bottom strut and being fastened to said bottom face of said bottom strut;
• 3. a second substantially planar end portion having a first anchor opening, said second end portion being proximate said second end of said bottom strut;
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• 4. a second substantially planar inner portion joined to said second end portion and in substantially the same plane, said second inner portion being disposed between said bottom strut and said underlying structural component, said second inner portion interfacing with said bottom face of said bottom strut and being fastened to said bottom face of said bottom strut;
• b. a first anchor bolt passing through said first anchor opening in said shear transfer device and connecting said shear-resisting assembly to said underlying structural component of said building;
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• c. a second anchor bolt passing through said second anchor opening in said shear transfer device and connecting said shear-resisting assembly to said underlying structural component of said building.