Anchor interconnect device
OwnerLee W. Muellerinventor
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Abstract
An assembly to secure a shear assembly and attached building wall to a building foundation in order to resist uplift forces and to transfer vertical weight loads to the foundation. The assembly provides a degree of motion perpendicular to the plane of the wall in order to accommodate misplacement of anchor structures set in the building foundation. The assembly is configured and is attached to anchor structures in such a way as to accommodate a variety of protrusions of the anchor structures from the building foundation. The assembly provides additional convenience of use by being substantially pre-assembled. The assembly is also adapted to interconnect structural members in multi-story buildings.
Claims41
An anchor interconnect device for interconnecting a structure to an anchor structure, the anchor interconnect device having a mounting surface that attaches to the structure wherein the anchor interconnect device defines a cavity that extends along a first axis that receives the anchor structure so that the anchor interconnect device can be secured to the anchor structure over a range of lateral positions along an anchor attachment surface such that, when the anchor interconnect device is secured to the anchor structure and the structure, uplift forces on the structure are transmitted through the anchor interconnect device to the anchor structure wherein the anchor attachment surface is no lower than the mounting surface, wherein the device is secured to the anchor structure so that compressive forces on the structure are transmitted through the anchor interconnecting device to the anchor structure.
An anchor interconnect device for interconnecting a structure to an anchor structure, the anchor interconnect device having a mounting surface that attaches to the structure wherein the anchor interconnect device defines a cavity that extends along a first axis that receives the anchor structure so that the anchor interconnect device can be secured to the anchor structure over a range of lateral positions such that, when the anchor interconnect device is secured to the anchor structure and the structure, uplift and compressive forces on the structure are transmitted through the anchor interconnect device to the anchor structure wherein the device comprises:
- an attachment member that has a first and a second end and attaches to the structure;
- an anchor enclosure member that has a first and a second end that attaches to the attachment member, wherein the anchor enclosure member defines a cavity that receives a portion of the anchor structure so that the anchor structure extends from the first and the second end of the anchor enclosure member;
- a first anchor bearing plate that is coupled to the anchor structure and the anchor enclosure member so that uplift forces on the structure are transmitted through the attachment member, the anchor enclosure member and the first anchor bearing plate to the anchor structure;
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- a second anchor bearing plate that is coupled to the anchor structure and the anchor enclosure member so that compressive forces on the structure are transmitted through the attachment member, the anchor enclosure member and the second anchor bearing plate to the anchor structure.
An anchor interconnect device for interconnecting a building structure to an anchor structure, the device comprising:
- an attachment member that defines a mounting surface that couples to the building structure, wherein the attachment member further defines a channel extending along a first axis, wherein the channel is configured to receive the anchor structure therethrough wherein the attachment member comprises:
- a mounting member that has a first and a second end and attaches to the structure;
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- an anchor enclosure member that has a first and a second end that attaches to the mounting member, wherein the anchor enclosure member defines the channel that receives the anchor structure so that the anchor structure extends from the first and the second end of the anchor enclosure member;
- a first plate member having a opening formed therein so as to extend through the first plate member, wherein the first plate member is positioned with respect to the attachment member so that the opening is in a plane that is perpendicular to the first axis of the channel so that when the anchor structure is positioned within the channel, the anchor structure extends through the opening of the plate member;
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- a securing member that interconnects the plate member, the anchor structure and the attachment member so that when the attachment member is secured to the building structure, forces on the building structure are transmitted through the attachment member and the first plate member to the anchor structure and wherein the channel and the first plate member are configured so that the anchor structure can be interconnected to the first plate member and the attachment member over a range of positions extending along a second axis transverse to the first axis, further comprising a second plate member that positioned the second end of the anchor enclosure member and is coupled to the anchor structure and the anchor enclosure member so that compression forces on the structure are transmitted through the mounting member, the anchor enclosure member and the second anchor bearing plate to the anchor structure wherein the first plate member is positioned on a first end of the anchor enclosure member and is coupled to the anchor structure and the anchor enclosure member so that uplift forces on the structure are transmitted through the mounting member, the anchor enclosure member and the first anchor bearing plate to the anchor structure.
An assembly for transmitting force exerted on an upper floor of a building to an anchor member mounted in the foundation of a building, the assembly comprising:
- a first anchor interconnect device mounted to a structure of the upper floor of the building, the first anchor interconnect device having a first mounting member that attaches to the structure of the upper floor of the building, a first anchor enclosure member that defines a channel that extends along a first axis parallel to the direction of the structure of the upper floor of the building a first plate member and an interconnect rod that is attached to the first plate member so as to extend through the channel in the first anchor enclosure member, wherein the first plate member and the first anchor enclosure member are configured to permit the interconnect rod to be coupled to the first anchor enclosure member over a range of positions that are transverse to the first axis;
- a second anchor interconnect device mounted to a structure of the lower floor of the building, the second anchor interconnect device having a second mounting member that attaches to the structure of the lower floor of the building, a second anchor enclosure member that defines a channel that extends along a first axis parallel to the direction of the structure of the lower floor of the building a second plate member and wherein the interconnect rod extends from the first anchor enclosure member to the second anchor enclosure member and attached to the second plate member so as to extend through the channel in the second anchor enclosure member, wherein the first plate member and the first anchor enclosure member are configured to permit the anchor member to be coupled to the second anchor enclosure member over a range of positions that are transverse to the first axis so that when the interconnect rod is attached to the first anchor interconnect device on the upper floor and the second anchor interconnect device on the lower floor, forces on the upper floor are transmitted to the structure on the lower floor;
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- a third anchor interconnect assembly attached to the stud of the lower floor so as to interconnect the stud of the lower floor to an anchor member positioned within the foundation of the building so that forces exerted on the upper floor of the building are transmitted through the first and second anchor interconnect members, the interconnecting rod, the structure of the lower floor of the building and the third anchor interconnect assembly to the anchor member.
A hold down device for interconnecting a structure to an anchor member, the device comprising:
- a channel member defining a first surface and an elongate cavity, wherein the first surface is adapted to be attached to the structure to be anchored;
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- an integral seating member positioned within the elongate cavity of the channel member, wherein the seating member defines two surfaces that are perpendicular to the axis of the elongate cavity so as to be substantially parallel to each other and wherein an elongate opening is formed in each of the two surfaces that are adapted to receive an anchor member therein, wherein the hold down device can be attached to the anchor member over a range of positions defined by the elongate openings in the two surfaces of the seating member.
An anchor interconnect device for interconnecting a building structure to an anchor structure, the device comprising:
- a mounting member having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the mounting member defines at least one mounting surface and an aperture adjacent the first surface wherein the aperture is sized so as to receive at least one connecting device, wherein the at least one connecting device extends through the mounting member so as to secure the mounting member to the building structure so that the at least one connecting device is positioned with respect to the building structure to thereby reduce the moment arm on the at least one connecting device;
- an anchor enclosure member mounted to the mounting surfaces of the mounting member so as to extend outward therefrom wherein the anchor enclosure member has a first and a second end that attaches to the mounting member, wherein the anchor enclosure member defines a channel extending along a first axis, wherein the channel is configured to receive the anchor structure therethrough;
- a first plate member having an opening formed therein so as to extend through the first plate member, wherein the first plate member is positioned with respect to the anchor enclosure member so that the opening is in a plane that is perpendicular to the first axis of the channel so that when the anchor structure is positioned within the channel, the anchor structure extends through the opening of the first plate member wherein the anchor enclosure member and the first plate member are configured so that the anchor structure can be interconnected to the first plate member and the anchor enclosure member over a range of positions extending along a second axis transverse to the first axis;
- a securing member that interconnects the first plate member, the anchor structure and the anchor enclosure member so that when the mounting member is secured to the building structure, forces on the building structure are transmitted through the mounting member, the anchor enclosure member and the first plate member to the anchor structure wherein the first plate member is positioned on a first end of the anchor enclosure member and is coupled to the anchor structure and the anchor enclosure member so that uplift forces on the structure are transmitted through the mounting member, the anchor enclosure member and the first anchor bearing plate to the anchor structure;
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- a second plate member that positioned the second end of the anchor enclosure member and is coupled to the anchor structure and the anchor enclosure member so that compression forces on the structure are transmitted through the mounting member, the anchor enclosure member and the second anchor bearing plate to the anchor structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.