Splice apparatus for joining together adjacent wall brackets

A method of maintaining substantial alignment of a first wall bracket with a second wall bracket via a splice apparatus, the method comprising:

• coupling the first wall bracket to a first support member, the first wall bracket including a first end, a second end, a first side, and a second side on an opposite side of the first wall bracket from the first side, the first wall bracket to couple to a first support member;
• coupling the second wall bracket to a second support member, the second wall bracket including a first end, a second end, a first side, and a second side on an opposite side of the second wall bracket from the first side of the second wall bracket, the second wall bracket to couple to a second support member, the first and second wall brackets comprising a composite material;
• and
• fastening a splice apparatus to at least one of the first wall bracket and the second wall bracket to maintain substantial alignment of the first wall bracket with the second wall bracket, the splice apparatus includes a first end, a second end, a first side, and a second side on an opposite side of the splice apparatus from the first side of the splice apparatus, the first end of the splice apparatus disposed proximate to the second end of the first wall bracket and the second end of the splice apparatus disposed proximate to the first end of the second wall bracket.

A splice apparatus, comprising:

• a first end;
• a second end;
• a first side;
• and
• a second side disposed on an opposite side of the splice apparatus from the first side of the splice apparatus, with the first end of the splice apparatus to be disposed proximate to a second end of a first wall bracket and a second end of the splice apparatus to be disposed proximate to the first end of the second wall bracket;
• wherein the first wall bracket includes a first end, the second end, a first side, and a second side on an opposite side of the first wall bracket from the first side, the first wall bracket to couple to a first support member;
• and
• wherein the second wall bracket includes a first end, the second end, a first side, and a second side on an opposite side of the second wall bracket from the first side of the second wall bracket, the second wall bracket to couple to a second support member, the first and second wall brackets comprising a composite material.