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US 2014/0360106 A1Published application
Wall straightening support assembly
OwnerJack A. Sawyersinventor
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Abstract
A wall straightening support assembly having a floor bracket secured to a floor and a jack assembly secured to and extending between a pair of joists. A support member is positioned between a collapsing wall and both the jack assembly and the floor bracket such that the jack assembly applies selective force to the support member to push the wall back to straight.
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A wall straightening support assembly for straightening a wall, comprising:
- a floor bracket secured to a floor adjacent a collapsing wall;
- a jack assembly having a pair of joist brackets connected to an interior surface of adjacent joists and a stabilizing member that fits over the pair of joist brackets and extends between the adjacent joists;
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- a non-flexible support member positioned between both the floor bracket and the jack assembly and the collapsing wall such that the jack assembly applies selective force against the support member to push the wall to straight.
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A wall straightening support assembly for straightening a wall, comprising:
- a floor bracket;
- a jack assembly formed of a first joist bracket, a second joist bracket and a stabilizing member;
- a rigid support member that extends a length between a first end and a second end;
- the floor bracket secured to a floor adjacent a collapsing wall;
- the first joist bracket secured to an inner surface of a first joist;
- the second joist bracket secured to an inner surface of a second joist, adjacent the first joist;
- the stabilizing member is formed of a C-shaped member having a channel therein;
- the stabilizing member placed over the first joist bracket and second joist bracket after the first joist bracket is secured to the first joist and second joist bracket is secured to the second joist, such that the first joist bracket and second joist bracket are positioned within the channel of the stabilizing member;
- the first end of the rigid support member placed adjacent the floor bracket;
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- the second end of the rigid support member placed adjacent the jack assembly such that the jack assembly applies selective force against the support member to push the wall to a straight condition.
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A method of straightening a wall using a support assembly, the steps comprising:
- providing a floor bracket,
- providing a jack assembly formed of a first joist bracket, a second joist bracket and a stabilizing member wherein the stabilizing member is formed of a C-shaped member having a channel therein;
- providing a rigid support member that extends a length between a first end and a second end;
- securing the floor bracket to a floor adjacent a collapsing wall;
- securing the first joist bracket to an inner surface of a first joist;
- securing the second joist bracket to an inner surface of a second joist, adjacent the first joist;
- placing the stabilizing member placed over the first joist bracket and second joist bracket after the first joist bracket is secured to the first joist and second joist bracket is secured to the second joist, such that the first joist bracket and second joist bracket are positioned within the channel of the stabilizing member;
- placing the first end of the rigid support member between the wall and the floor bracket;
- placing the second end of the rigid support member between the jack assembly and the wall;
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- straightening the wall by applying selective force onto the rigid support by the jack assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.