Balanced, multi-stud hold-down
OwnerAlfred D. Comminsinventor
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Abstract
A hold-down for securing first and second support members in a portion of a building to an anchoring device extending from another portion of the building. The hold-down may include a first flange having securement apertures therethrough configured to receive fasteners adapted to secure the first flange to the first support member. A second flange may have securement apertures configured to receive fasteners adapted to secure the second flange to the second support member. A base may connect the first and second flanges and have an aperture sized and positioned to receive the anchoring device therethrough. The first and second flanges may be configured to be loaded substantially exclusively in tension by the anchoring device.
Claims20
A method for anchoring a wall of a building, the method comprising:
- providing a first member and a second member spaced apart and oriented vertically to support a structure;
- providing a hold-down having a first flange, a second flange, and a base, the base being spaced away from a supporting structure of the building and having an aperture to admit an anchoring device extending therethrough from the supporting structure of the building;
- securing the first flange to the first support member;
- securing the second flange to the second support member to stabilize the first and second support members;
- admitting the anchoring device through the aperture in the base;
- and
- tightening a fastener on the anchoring device to load the first and second flanges in tension.
A method comprising:
- selecting a wall having a first stud, a second stud spaced from the first stud, and an anchoring device extending between the first and second studs;
- providing a hold-down having a first flange, a second flange, and a base, the base being spaced away from a supporting structure of the building and having an aperture to admit an anchoring device extending therethrough from the supporting structure of the building;
- admitting the anchoring device through the aperture in the base;
- securing the first flange to the first stud;
- securing the second flange to the second stud;
- and
- tightening a fastener on the anchoring device to load the first and second flanges in tension.
A method comprising:
- selecting a structure having a first support member, a second support member substantially parallel to the first support member and spaced therefrom, and at least one tie rod extending between the first and second support members;
- providing a hold-down having a first flange, a second flange, and a base, the base being spaced away from a supporting structure of the building and having an aperture to admit an anchoring device extending therethrough from the supporting structure of the building;
- admitting the at least tie rod through the at least one aperture in the base;
- nailing the first flange to the first support member;
- nailing the second flange to the second support member;
- and,
- tightening at least one fastener on the at least one tie rod to load the first and second flanges in tension.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.