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US 2009/0146038 A1Published application
Rock lock drywall retention system
AssigneeRocksteady, LLC
InventorErik SHOUTEN
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Abstract
A system and method for stabilizing vertically stacked sheet material is disclosed. The sheet material may be construction wallboard. The system includes a bracket and an elongate flexible link element. The method includes attaching the bracket to the sheet material, attaching the flexible link element to a support structure such as vertical stud framing member, and attaching the flexible link element to the bracket to stabilize the vertically stacked sheet material.
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A stabilization system for stabilizing a vertically oriented sheet of material, comprising
- a bracket comprising a front wall, a rear wall, and a top wall disposed between the front wall and the rear wall;
- the front wall comprising a compliant tab having a first hole formed therethrough, and a second hole configured to be aligned with the first hole when the compliant tab is folded across the front wall;
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- an elongated flexible link element.
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A method for stabilizing a vertically stacked sheet of material, comprising:
- providing a vertically stacked sheet of material supported against a support surface;
- mounting a bracket over a top edge of the vertically stacked sheet of material;
- securing an elongated flexible link element to a component of the support surface;
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- attaching the elongated flexible link element to the bracket to stabilize the vertically stacked sheet of material against the support surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.