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

Claim 1:
2. A mounting bracket for attaching a building panel to a building support structure, the mounting bracket comprising:
a lower component having a top surface and configured to be rigidly connected to a building support structure;
an upper component having a bottom surface opposing and spaced apart from the top surface of the lower component to define a gap therebetween, the upper component having first restraining aperture therethrough and being movable horizontally relative to the lower component;
a bearing assembly with a rolling bearing portion extending into the gap;
a first vertical rod passing through the first restraining aperture and connected to the lower component, the first restraining aperture having an inner periphery with a diameter substantially greater than a diameter of the first vertical rod, a horizontal range of motion of the upper component relative to the lower component being constrained by the first vertical rod within the first restraining aperture; and
a panel coupler attached to the upper component and configured to allow a panel to be hung therefrom;, wherein when the lower component is rigidly connected to the building support structure and the panel is hung from the panel coupler, load from the panel is transferred from the upper component to the lower component through the bearing assembly;
the upper component having first and second horizontal flange portions extending outwards in respective opposite directions over the horizontal plate;
the first restraining aperture being in the first horizontal flange portion, the first vertical rod comprising a shaft of a first bolt, the first bolt having a head portion with a diameter greater than the diameter of the first restraining aperture, a lower surface of the head portion of the first bolt limiting vertical motion of the first horizontal flange portion away from the lower component.