Shear panel assembly
AssigneeWeyerhaeuser Company
InventorsGlyn Richard Boone, Lionel L. Brightwell, Miles E. Waltz, Jr.
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Abstract
A shear panel assembly including a shear panel in combination with a shear panel hold-down. The shear panel includes a frame and a panel diaphragm including a peripheral edge. The frame includes an upper horizontal frame member pivotally interconnecting the upper ends of first and second upright frame members. A lower horizontal is connected at the lower ends of the first and second upright frame members. The peripheral edge of the panel diaphragm is secured to an inner periphery of the frame within the depth of the frame. The shear panel system includes a hold-down having a base and at least one upright frame member engagement tab pivotally connected to and extending from the base for attachment to an upright frame member.
Claims7
A shear panel comprising a frame and a panel diaphragm,
- where the frame comprises:
- an upper horizontal frame member;
- a first upright pivotally interconnecting a first end of the upper horizontal frame member;
- a second upright pivotally interconnecting a second end of the upper horizontal frame member;
- a lower horizontal frame member pivotally interconnecting a lower end of the first upright and a lower end of the second upright;
- and
- where the panel diaphragm is connected to the frame,
- wherein the frame further comprises an engineered wood product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.