# US 8,769,887 B2 · Hold down clip and wall system

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- Number: US 8,769,887 B2
- Document ID: US8769887B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/873,022
- Filed: 2007-10-16
- Published: 2008-04-17
- Granted: 2014-07-08
- Earliest claimed: 2006-06-15
- Applicants: Ray A. Proffitt, Jr.
- Inventors: Ray A. Proffitt, Jr.
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8769887B2

## CPC

- E04B 2/58: with elongated members of metal
- E04B 2001/2415: {Brackets, gussets, joining plates}
- E04B 2001/2439: {Adjustable connections, e.g. using elongated slots or threaded adjustment elements}
- E04B 2001/2448: {Connections between open section profiles}
- E04B 2001/2463: {Connections to foundations}
- E04B 2001/2496: {Shear bracing therefor}
- E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001})

## Abstract

A tensionable hold down clip system for erecting metal studs for building walls, the system including a tensionable member; and a hold down clip having a base portion, a leg portion orthogonal to the base portion, and a mount on the leg portion configured for adjustably connecting the tensionable member to the hold-down clip. A wall using the system may include two main studs and a plurality of common studs extending between a sole plate and a top plate, and hold down clips are disposed on both ends of both main studs. Two tensionable members extend diagonally through the studs and cross each other, and the tensionable members are fastened to mounts on the hold down clips on the upper and lower ends of the main studs.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A stud wall assembly structure comprising:
an elongate tensionable member;
a metal stud including an aperture therethrough for passage of the tensionable member; and
a hold down structure attached to the metal stud, the hold down structure comprising a base portion, a leg portion having a length orthogonal to the base portion, a reinforcing flange attached to the leg portion and base portion, a connecting bolt disposed in a slotted aperture in the base portion, wherein the hold down structure contains a plurality of bolt holes for attaching the leg portion to the metal stud; and a mount on the leg portion configured for adjustably connecting the tensionable member to the hold-down structure, the mount comprising an elongate slot that extends from a back-side of the leg portion to an opposite front-side of the leg portion and having its length oriented substantially aligned with the length axis of the leg portion, and including a surrounding and at least partially convex surface, wherein the slot and the convexity of the surface enables adjustment of the orientation of the tensionable member.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The stud wall assembly structure of claim 1, wherein the tensionable member comprises a cable and a turnbuckle.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The stud wall assembly structure of claim 1, wherein the tensionable member includes a stop positionable for contacting the at least partially convex surface.

### Claim 4

A tensionable hold down clip system for erecting metal studs for building walls, the system comprising: a tensionable member; and a hold down clip comprising: a base portion, a leg portion having a length orthogonal to the base portion, and a mount on the leg portion configured for adjustably connecting the tensionable member to the hold-down clip, the mount comprising an elongate slot that extends from a back-side of the leg portion to an opposite front-side of the leg portion and having its length oriented substantially aligned with the length axis of the leg portion, and including a surrounding and at least partially convex surface, wherein the slot and the convexity of the surface enables adjustment of the orientation of the tensionable member.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The system of claim 4, wherein the tensionable member comprises a cable and a turnbuckle.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The system of claim 4, wherein the tensionable member includes a stop positionable for contacting the convex surface.