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US 6,418,695 B1Granted
Building component spacer brace
AssigneeAegis Metal Framing LLC
InventorsLarry R. Daudet, Edmund L. Ponko, Gregory S. Ralph
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Abstract
A spacer bar for use in connection with support building components at predetermined intervals relative to each other. The spacer bar may be used in connection with building components fabricated from wood, metal, etc. and includes at least two pair of clamping tabs for engaging and retaining the components in the desired position.
Claims57
A spacer bar, comprising:
- an elongated planar brace member having a planar upper surface and a planar lower surface;
- a first tab perpendicularly protruding from said planar lower surface of said elongated planar brace member and having a first flared lower portion;
- a second tab perpendicularly protruding from said lower surface of said elongated planar brace member spaced from said first tab a first fixed predetermined distance;
- a third tab perpendicularly protruding from said lower surface of said elongated planar brace member spaced from said second tab a second predetermined distance;
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- a fourth tab perpendicularly protruding from said lower surface of said elongated planar brace member spaced from said third tab a third fixed predetermined distance, at least one of said third and fourth tabs having a flared lower portion.
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A spacer bar, comprising:
- an elongated planar brace member having a planar upper surface and a planar lower surface and a first end and a second end;
- a first tab perpendicularly protruding from said planar lower surface of said elongated planar brace member;
- a second tab perpendicularly protruding from said lower surface of said elongated planar brace member spaced from said first tab a first fixed predetermined distance;
- a third tab perpendicularly protruding from said lower surface of said elongated planar brace member spaced from said second tab a second predetermined distance;
- a fourth tab perpendicularly protruding from said lower surface of said elongated planar brace member spaced from said third tab a third fixed predetermined distance;
- a first lateral side member protruding downward from a first lateral side portion of said planar brace member between said second tab and said third tab;
- a second lateral side member protruding downward from a second lateral side portion of said planar brace member between said second tab and said third tab;
- a third lateral side member protruding downward from a third lateral side portion of said planar brace member between said first end and said first tab;
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- a fourth lateral side member protruding downward from a fourth lateral side portion of said planar brace member between said first end and said first tab.
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A spacer bar, comprising:
- an elongated planar brace member having a planar upper surface and a planar lower surface and a first end and a second end;
- a first tab perpendicularly protruding from said planar lower surface of said elongated planar brace member and having a first flared lower portion;
- a second tab perpendicularly protruding from said lower surface of said elongated planar brace member spaced from said first tab a first fixed predetermined distance;
- a third tab perpendicularly protruding from said lower surface of said elongated planar brace member spaced from said second tab a second predetermined distance;
- a fourth tab perpendicularly protruding from said lower surface of said elongated planar brace member spaced from said third tab a third fixed predetermined distance, at least one of said third and fourth tabs having a flared lower portion;
- a fifth tab perpendicularly protruding from said lower surface of said elongated planar brace member spaced from said fourth tab a fourth predetermined distance;
- a sixth tab perpendicularly protruding from said lower surface of said elongated planar brace member spaced from said fifth tab a fifth predetermined distance;
- a first lateral side member protruding downward from a first lateral side portion of said planar brace member between said second tab and said third tab;
- a second lateral side member protruding downward from a second lateral side portion of said planar brace member between said second tab and said third tab;
- a third lateral side member protruding downward from a third lateral side portion of said planar brace member between said fourth tab and fifth tab;
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- a fourth lateral side member protruding downward from a fourth lateral side portion of said planar brace member between said fourth tab and said fifth tab.
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A spacer bar, comprising:
- an elongated planar brace member having a planar upper surface and a planar lower surface;
- a first portion punched from said elongated planar brace member and bent substantially perpendicular to said lower planar surface to form a first tab;
- a second portion punched from said elongated planar brace member and bent substantially perpendicular to said lower planar surface to form a second tab spaced from said first tab such that a first planar portion of said planar brace member extends therebetween;
- a third portion punched from said elongated planar brace member and bent substantially perpendicular to said lower planar surface to form a third tab spaced from said second tab;
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- a fourth portion punched from said elongated planar brace member and bent substantially perpendicular to said lower planar surface to form a fourth tab spaced from said third tab to define a second planar portion of said elongated brace member therebetween and wherein at least one of said first tab and said second tab have a flared lower portion and wherein at least one of said third and fourth tabs have a lower flared portion.
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A spacer bar for supporting a first truss member, a second truss member and a third truss member, said spacer bar comprising:
- an elongated planar brace member having a planar upper surface and a planar lower surface;
- a first portion punched from said elongated planar brace member and bent substantially perpendicular to said lower planar surface to form a first tab, said first tab having a first flared lower portion;
- a second portion punched from said elongated planar brace member and bent substantially perpendicular to said lower planar surface to form a second tab spaced a second predetermined distance from said first tab, said second tab having an flared lower portion;
- a third portion punched from said elongated planar brace member and bent substantially perpendicular to said lower planar surface to form a third tab spaced from said second tab, said third tab having a third flared lower portion;
- a fourth portion punched from said elongated planar brace member and bent substantially perpendicular to said lower planar surface to form a fourth tab spaced from said third tab to define a second planar portion of said elongated brace member therebetween, said fourth tab having a fourth flared lower portion;
- a fifth portion punched from said elongated planar brace member and bent substantially perpendicular to said lower planar surface to form a fifth tab spaced from said fourth tab, said fifth tab having a fifth flared lower portion;
- a sixth portion punched from said elongated planar brace member and bent substantially perpendicular to said lower planar surface to form a sixth tab spaced from said fifth tab to define a third planar portion of said elongated brace member therebetween, said sixth tab having a sixth flared lower portion;
- a first reinforcing rib segment integrally formed in a portion of said elongated planar brace member extending between said second tab and said third tab;
- a second reinforcing rib segment integrally formed in a portion of said elongated planar brace member extending between said fourth and fifth tab;
- at least one first fastener opening extending through at least one of said first planar portion and said first and second tabs;
- at least one second fastener opening extending through at least one of said second planar portion and said second and third tabs;
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- at least one-third fastener opening extending through at one of said third planar portion and said fifth and sixth tabs.
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A spacer bar, comprising:
- an elongated planar brace member having a planar upper surface and a planar lower surface;
- a first end portion of said elongated planar brace member bent substantially perpendicular to said lower planar surface to form a first tab;
- a second portion punched from said elongated planar brace member and bent substantially perpendicular to said lower planar surface to form a second tab spaced from said first tab such that a first planar portion of said planar brace member extends therebetween;
- a third portion punched from said elongated planar brace member and bent substantially perpendicular to said lower planar surface to form a third tab spaced from said second tab;
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- a second end portion of said elongated planar brace member bent substantially perpendicular to said lower planar surface to form a fourth tab spaced from said third tab to define a second planar portion of said elongated brace member therebetween and wherein at least one of said first tab and said second tab have a flared lower portion and wherein at least one of said third and fourth tabs have a lower flared portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.