Reinforcing bracket
AssigneeGrabber Construction Products, Inc.
InventorsLucian Guadagnoli, Christopher D. Hageman, Andrew Reed, John Jason Roxburgh
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Abstract
Reinforcing bracket system, for use with gypsum sheathing and other construction materials. The brackets are made from a resilient material, such as metal or metal alloy, and consist of a generally flat, planar main body, possibly with a central portion, which may be solid or hollow, and/or a raised lip, and fastener bores for attaching the bracket to sheeting, and legs for anchoring the bracket in a panel. Mending plates may also be used in a system, along with special-purpose tools for applying adhesive and affixing the brackets and plates.
Claims12
A reinforcing bracket comprising:
- a load plate in the configuration of a polygonal prism, said load plate comprising a top side and an opposing bottom side;
- a plurality of fastener bores extending through said load plate from said top side to said opposing bottom side;
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- a plurality of legs extending downward from an outside surface of said load plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.