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US 6,543,192 B1Granted
Lintel support brace and method of using same
OwnerHomer W. Parker, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A lintel support brace having a top portion, an opposing bottom portion adjustably coupled to the top portion, and a support arm coupled to the bottom portion, wherein the top portion and the bottom portion are configured to be attached to an adjoining header.
Claims10
An apparatus for supporting a lintel, the apparatus comprising:
- a top portion;
- a bottom portion adjustably coupled to the top portion;
- and
- a lintel support arm extending outward from the bottom portion for supporting the lintel;
- a shim carried by the lintel support arm, the shim being disposed between the lintel support arm and the lintel;
- wherein the top portion and the bottom portion are configured for attachment to a header.
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An apparatus for supporting a lintel, the apparatus comprising:
- a top portion;
- a bottom portion adjustably coupled to the top portion;
- and
- a lintel support arm extending outward from the bottom portion for supporting the lintel;
- a shim disposed between the bottom portion and the header for adjusting the location of the lintel support arm relative to the header;
- wherein the top portion and the bottom portion are configured for attachment to a header.
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An apparatus for supporting a lintel, the apparatus comprising:
- a top portion;
- a bottom portion adjustably coupled to the top portion;
- and
- a lintel support arm extending outward from the bottom portion for supporting the lintel;
- a means for reducing movement of the header;
- wherein the top portion and the bottom portion are configured for attachment to a header.
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A method of supporting a lintel with a header, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a top portion;
- providing a bottom portion having a lintel support arm;
- adjustably coupling the bottom portion to the top portion;
- disposing the top portion over the header;
- disposing the bottom under the header;
- adjusting the coupling of the top portion to the bottom portion such that the header is disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion;
- and
- supporting the lintel with the lintel support arm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.