US 4,070,833 AGranted

Bracing apparatus

OwnerLoren Hancockinventor

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Abstract

Bracing apparatus for supporting vertically disposed structures, in particular wall constructions, prior to their connection with other components of a construction system. The apparatus includes an anchoring member, secured to a lower portion of the wall to be supported, through which a stay member, e.g., cable, is guided and each end of the cable is connected to distal end portions of a diagonal member. The anchoring member is first secured to the wall and the cable is threaded through a guide portion of the anchoring member. The diagonal member is then placed so that one end contacts the wall and the other end is supported by the surface adjacent to the wall. Each end of the cable is then attached to end portions of the diagonal member and tension applied to the cable by means of a turnbuckle or winch so that compressive forces are simultaneously exerted against the wall and the adjacent surface. The diagonal member includes a strut member which may be of varying length having telescoping portions or it may be one piece and separable from socket members adapted to receive end portions of the strut and to which the ends of the cable are attached.

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Dependent claims

Apparatus for temporarily bracing against windloads an upright structure resting on a foundation comprising

a rigid diagonal member,
first support means associated with one end portion of the diagonal member for supporting engagement with a side surface of the upright structure,
second support means associated with the other end portion of the rigid diagonal member for supporting engagement with a support surface adjacent the side of the upright member,
anchoring means secured to the structure at a point above the foundation,
guide means associated with the anchoring means for engaging and guiding a flexible stay member under tension,
an elongated, continuous flexible stay member passing longitudinally around and in guided relation to the guide means,
first connection means connecting one end of the flexible stay member to the one end portion of the rigid diagonal member,
second connection means connecting the other end of the flexible stay member to the other end portion of the rigid diagonal member,
tensioning means acting on the flexible stay member between the first and second connection means for drawing the flexible stay member tight around the anchor guide means between the first connection means and the second connection means to thereby exert controlled forces on each of the end portions of the diagonal member acting in the direction of the guide means, whereby the rigid diagonal member exerts compressive forces on the upright structure and the support surface.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.