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US 4,065,218 AGranted
Seismic brace
AssigneeSuper Strut, Inc.
InventorJohn D. Biggane
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Abstract
Seismic or earthquake bracing includes brace members, in this form, a channel iron which at each end has an articulated connection respectively to a building element and to the item supported; each brace connector includes a pair of elements pivotally connected, and the hinged or pivot portions of at least one of the connector elements being provided with acoustical snubber which not only cushions the parts pivoted but also reduces noise of vibration which may be caused by earthquakes or the like.
Claims2
An articulated connection comprising
- a pair of flat plates,
- one plate having a transverse slot adjacent one end thereof,
- a tongue on one end of the other plate inserted through said slot, turned upon itself and having its end welded to said other plate,
- an acoustical snubber coating bonded to all sides of said slot and to all surfaces of said one plate adjacent said slot,
- each plate having a hole adjacent its other end for receiving a securing element,
- and a member of substantially U-shaped cross-section,
- a nut fixed near each end of said member, and a bolt extended through said hole of said one plate and secured in said nut thereby to form a pivotal connection for said end of said member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.