Patent ID: 9316004
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: E04B,E04F,F16M

Claim Text:
1. An external facing support assembly, said assembly comprising: a first member and a second member, said second member being engageable with said first member for support thereby; said first member being a U-shaped bracket having a back and first and second legs extending from said back; said back having a mounting fitting by which to secure said back to a load bearing wall structure; said first member having a seat located distant from said mounting fitting, as installed said seat being spaced away from the load bearing wall structure; said seat having a protrusion, a shear load receiving interface, and a moment couple reaction interface; said second member being a shelf angle; said shelf angle having an horizontally extending flange, said horizontally extending flange defining an external facing carrier, and said shelf angle having a web running along said flange, said web having a seat engagement, said flange being connected to said web; said seat engagement of said web of said shelf angle having an accommodation defining a lodgement into which to admit said protrusion on installation; a shear load transmission interface that, in use, engages said shear load receiving interface; and a moment couple transmission interface that, in use, engages said moment couple reaction interface; said first and second legs of said bracket each having a seat into which to introduce at least a first portion of said web; said first and second legs of said bracket each having a protruding toe adjacent to its respective seat; and said web of said shelf angle having at least one lodgement into which to engage said respective protruding toes when said first portion of said web is located in each said seat.