Structural cross bracing system
OwnerMichael Kollingerinventor
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Abstract
The present technology is a bracing system capable of reinforcing and distributing loads between spaced structural members. The system includes multiple similar bracing units each including a connection member featuring a connection section and a pair of connection arms, and an end bracket located at an end of each of the connection arms. The end brackets of a first bracing unit are mounted to a same first side of spaced apart structural members, and the end brackets of a second bracing unit are mounted to a same second side of the structural members, with the first and second sides being opposite each other. One of the bracing units is inverted such that the connection sections of the bracing units are adjacent each other and located in an interior space defined between the structural members.
Claims19
A bracing system for reinforcing at least two structural members, said bracing system comprising:
- at least two bracing units including a first bracing unit and at least one second bracing unit, said bracing units each comprising a connection member including at least one connection section and at least two connection arms each extending from said connection section at an angle, and at least one end bracket located at an end of each of said connection arms, said end bracket each having a configuration capable of receiving a side of a structural member;
- wherein said end bracket of said first bracing unit being mountable to a first side of a first structural member and a first side of a second structural member, and said end bracket of said second bracing unit being mountable to a second side of the first structural member and a second side of a second structural member, such that said connection section of said first and second bracing units are fastened to each other and are located in an interior space defined between the first and second structural members;
- wherein the first side of the first and second structural members are located on a same side of the first and second structural members, respectively.
A method of using a bracing system for reinforcing at least two structural members, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) mounting end brackets of a first bracing unit with a first side of spaced apart first and second structural members, such that a connection section of a connection member of said first bracing unit is located in an interior space defined between the first and second structural members;
- b) mounting end brackets of a second bracing unit with a second side of the first and second structural members, such that a connection section of a connection member of said second bracing unit is located in the interior space defined between the first and second structural members and adjacent to said connection section of said first bracing unit;
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- c) fastening said connection section of said first and second bracing units together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.