Patent ID: 9279244
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: E04B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for supporting and positioning stay in place metal decking between support girders, said support girders having a substantially horizontal top surface with opposite side edges defining a width of the substantially horizontal top surface, comprising: a plurality of straps for placement on the substantially horizontal top surface of the support girder and having an intermediate portion with opposite ends and substantially vertical end portions at the opposite ends of the intermediate portion substantially aligned with the opposite edges of the substantially horizontal top surface, each of said substantially vertical end portions having an end portion attachment opening therein; a pair of angle irons, one side of each angle iron forming a height side of the angle iron having a substantially vertical height and having a plurality of angle iron attachment openings spaced along the height side thereof, said angle iron attachment openings positioned to align with the end portion attachment openings of respective straps, and to receive fasteners therethrough, wherein at least one of the end portion attachment opening and the angle iron attachment opening is elongate to allow vertical movement of the angle iron with respect to the end portion, whereby a fastener passing through an angle iron attachment opening in a respective angle iron and through the aligned end portion attachment opening in a respective strap allows vertical adjustment of the position of the respective angle iron with respect to the end portions of the respective straps, and another side of each angle iron forming a width side of the angle iron for holding the edge of a metal decking pan.