Patent ID: 9534380
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: E04B,E04C,E04G,Y10T

Claim:
1. A building structure comprising a modular assembly of a plurality of building reinforcements comprising: two separate L-shaped elements that form an opening dimensioned to allow the passage of a reinforcement or stabilizing material, said L-shaped elements being joined together to assemble said building reinforcement that is three-dimensional and defines a U-shaped channel, each of said L-shaped elements including mutually perpendicular panels; each of said L-shaped elements being formed of a steel plate having a thickness of between 6 mm and 25 mm and being sub-divided by a fold line into said panels; each said panel being deformed along said fold line out of a common plane to form the L-shaped elements, wherein each said building reinforcement comprises only a base panel and two sidewall panels which together define said U-shaped channel; and wherein the base panel of one U-shaped channel is fastened along distal edges of both sidewall panels of its adjacent U-shaped channel so as to form a lid closing the open top of the adjacent U-shaped channel; wherein adjacent said building reinforcements are fastened together by at least one of welding, bonding and mechanical fasteners; wherein a plurality of said fastened building reinforcements form said modular assembly; wherein the building structure is selected from a wall, ceiling or floor.