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US 4,223,866 AGranted
Adjustable bracket
AssigneeBrown LLC
InventorNoel S. Black
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Abstract
The bracket is of a U-shaped structure with an adjustably positioned plate for removably receiving a joist. The plate is held on a bolt which is threadedly received in another plate being held in the U-structure, and an L-shaped element is secured to the structure for depending the bracket from a beam.
Claims12
An adjustable bracket for being depended from a beam and for being used in pairs as joist hangers, comprising:
- wall means including a pair of spaced-apart side walls connected to and extending in parallel from a rear wall, there being no top wall so as to permit a joist to be placed from above and/or to extend above the side walls when positioned and held between the side walls;
- an L-shaped element affixed to the rear wall and adapted for depending the bracket from a beam;
- first means disposed between the side walls adapted for supporting and positioning the joist in a particular position when received within the bracket and holding the bottom of the joist between the side walls;
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- second means removably connected to the wall means for positioning and holding the first means between the side walls in a vertically adjustable position and for removing the first means from between the side walls upon being removed from the wall means to permit dropout of a supported joist.
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An adjustable bracket for being depended from a beam and for being used in pairs as joist hangers, comprising:
- wall means including a pair of spaced-apart side walls connected to and extending in parallel from a rear wall;
- an L-shaped element affixed to the rear wall and adapted for depending the bracket from a beam;
- first plate and a bolt fastener, said first plate being freely movable between said side walls and being removable from between said side walls but being held by the bolt fastener;
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- a second plate removably connected to the wall means and being provided for threadedly receiving the bolt fastener to thereby hold the first plate between the side walls.
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An adjustable bracket for being depended from a beam and for being used in pairs as joist hangers, comprising:
- wall means including a pair of spaced-apart side walls connected to and extending in parallel from a rear wall;
- an L-shaped element affixed to the rear wall and adapted for depending the bracket from a beam;
- first means removably disposed between said side walls and adapted for supporting and positioning a joist in a particular position;
- second means positioned and held between said side walls for positioning and holding the first means between the side walls;
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- adjustable means connected to the wall means and extending beyond the rear wall for adjusting and positioning the lower end of the bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.