Holdown apparatus for a shear wall
OwnerYehuda Wolfsoninventor
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Abstract
A holdown apparatus is provided for securing a shear wall to a concrete base. The apparatus includes an upright tie member and a cooperating anchoring member. The upright tie member has (1) a tubular base, (2) a pair of spaced, upstanding anchoring plates mounted to the base and adapted to received a post, preferably an end post, of the shear wall and (3) a plurality of fasteners for extending through the anchoring plates and the post. The anchoring member includes a plate, a fastener for the upright tie member secured to the plate and a pair of support legs for the plate.
Claims14
A holdown apparatus for securing a shear wall to a concrete base, comprising:
- an upright tie member for securing to said shear wall and a cooperating anchoring member for anchoring said upright tie member to said concrete base, said anchoring member being set in said concrete of said concrete base;
- said upright tie member including (1) a tubular base, (2) a pair of spaced upstanding anchoring plates mounted to said tubular base providing sufficient clearance to receive a post of said shear wall therebetween and (3) a plurality of fasteners for extending through said upstanding anchoring plates and an interdisposed post of said shear wall;
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- said anchoring member including (1) a plate, (2) a fastener for said upright tie member secured to said plate and (3) a pair of support legs for said plate.
A holdown apparatus for securing a shear wall to a concrete base, comprising:
- an upright tie member for securing to said shear wall and a separate cooperating anchoring member for anchoring said upright tie said concrete of said concrete base;
- said upright tie member including (1) a base, (2) a pair of spaced upstanding anchoring plates mounted to said base providing sufficient clearance to receive a post of said shear wall therebetween, said upstanding anchoring plate having a longitudinal axis extending upwardly from said base, and (3) a plurality of fasteners for extending through said upstanding anchoring plates and into an interdisposed post of said shear wall;
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- said anchoring member including (1) a plate and (2) a fastener for said upright tie member secured to said plate.
A holdown apparatus for securing a shear wall to a concrete tubular base, comprising:
- an upright tie member for securing to said shear wall and a cooperating anchoring member for anchoring said upright tie member to said concrete base, said anchoring member being set in said concrete of said concrete base;
- said upright tie member including (1) a tubular base, (2) a pair of spaced upstanding anchoring plates mounted to said tubular base providing sufficient clearance to receive a post of said shear wall therebetween and (3) a plurality of fasteners for extending through said upstanding anchoring plates and into an interdisposed post of said shear wall;
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- said anchoring member including (1) a plate and (2) a fastener for said upright tie member secured to said plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.