Patent ID: 11933039
Assignee: ASSEMBLY OSM, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 6:
7. A mounting bracket for attaching a building panel to a building support structure, the mounting bracket comprising:
a lower component having a top surface with a substantially flat horizontal area therein and configured to be rigidly connected to a building support structure;
an upper component having bottom surface opposing and spaced apart from the top surface of the lower component to define a gap therebetween;
a downward facing bearing assembly in the upper component and having a rolling bearing portion extending downwards past the bottom surface of the upper component and engaging the flat horizontal area of the top surface of the lower component;
the upper component having a first flange portion extending over the lower component and a second flange portion extending over the lower component in a direction opposite the first flange portion, each respective flange portion having a constraining aperture therein with a respective aperture diameter;
a first bolt extending upwards from the lower component and through the constraining aperture of the first flange, the constraining aperture of the first flange having a diameter substantially greater than a diameter of a shaft of the first bolt, a head portion of the first bolt having a diameter greater than the diameter of the constraining aperture of the first flange, wherein a lower surface of the head portion of the first bolt limits vertical motion of the first horizontal flange portion away from the lower component;
a second bolt extending upwards from the lower component and through the constraining aperture of the second flange, the constraining aperture of the second flange having a diameter substantially greater than a diameter of a shaft of the second bolt, a head portion of the second bolt having a diameter greater than the diameter of the constraining aperture of the second flange, wherein a lower surface of the head portion of the second bolt limits vertical motion of the second horizontal flange portion away from the lower component; and
a panel coupler attached to the upper component and configured to receive a mating component attached to a panel to permit the panel to be attached to the upper component;
wherein the upper component is movable horizontally relative to the lower component and wherein when the lower component is rigidly connected to the building support structure and the panel is attached to the panel coupler and hung from the bracket, load from the panel is transferred from the upper component to the lower component through the bearing assembly.