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US 5,535,561 AGranted
Cable hold down and bracing system
OwnerPeter W. Schuylerinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for tying building components together or to the ground utilizes a system of spring-tensioned cables strung between the foundation and the top corners of any shear diaphragm. The cables are kept under tension regardless of the shrinkage of wooden components, providing evenly-distributed compression on the structure's framing members.
Claims6
A cable hold down and bracing system for a building having a building base and a building frame including a top plate portion, said system comprising:
- a length of cable having a first end and a second end;
- anchor means for securing said cable first end to the building base;
- first cable gripping means for securing said cable to the building frame top plate portion through a hole in the building frame top plate portion, said first cable gripping means positioned on the opposite side of the building frame top plate portion from said anchor means;
- a spring placed on said cable adjacent said first cable gripping means;
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- second cable gripping means secured to said cable and compressing said spring against said first cable gripping means and the building frame top plate portion, wherein said system exerts continuous tension between the building frame top plate portion and the building base regardless of dimensional changes.
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