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US 2019/0376274 A1Published application
Building with roof trusses directly connected to the foundation
AssigneeCetres Holdings, LLC
InventorsThomas M. ESPINOSA, Anthony J. MASOLINI
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Abstract
The present invention provides a building comprising a foundation; a wall supported by the foundation; and trusses supported by the wall. A plurality of hold down assemblies connects at least some of the trusses directly to the foundation. Each hold down assembly comprises an anchor; a tie-rod connected to the anchor; a bearing plate operably associated with an end portion of an associated truss for transferring load to the tie-rod; and a fastener securing the tie-rod to the bearing plate, thereby tying the associated truss directly to the foundation.
Claims7
1-25. (canceled)
A building, comprising:
- a) a foundation;
- b) a wall supported by the foundation;
- c) roof trusses supported by the wall;
- d) a plurality of hold down assemblies connecting at least some of the roof trusses directly to the foundation;
- e) each hold down assembly comprising an anchor;
- a tie-rod connected to the anchor;
- a hanger having opposed side walls and a bottom wall;
- and a fastener securing the tie-rod to the hanger;
- f) the side walls are operably attached to an end portion of an associated roof truss;
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- g) the fastener is tied to the tie-rod extending through an opening in the bottom wall, thereby tying the associated roof truss directly to the foundation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.