Patent ID: 9085901
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: E04B,E04C,E04H

Abstract:
1. A pre-assembled apparatus for reducing the tendency of upper proportions of a wall to move with respect to a foundation as a result of lateral forces applied in a direction parallel to the wall, said apparatus in combination with said wall comprising: said wall, said wall having and upper plate, a lower plate, and studs connecting said upper plate to said lower plate, said studs supporting said upper plate; said apparatus inserted within and connected to said wall, said apparatus comprising two vertically extending posts having both an upper and a lower end and defining a front and a back side, wherein said two vertically extending posts are positioned in a pre-selected spaced relationship; a horizontally extending upper member which is connected to said upper ends of said two vertically extending posts and wherein said horizontally extending upper member is connected to an upper portion of said wall; one or more brace members that interconnect said two vertically extending posts so as to maintain said vertically extending posts in said pre-selected spaced relationship when said apparatus is installed in a wall that is under shear stress from said lateral forces; and two attachment points which are respectively connected to said two vertically extending posts wherein said both of said two attachment points are attached to anchor points that are in structural connection with said foundation of said building to thereby anchor said vertically extending posts to said anchor points, and wherein said apparatus is pre-assembled to allow for installation in said wall by attaching said two attachment points to said anchor points and connecting said upper member to said upper portion of said wall so that said apparatus thereby reduces the tendency of said upper portion to move relative said foundation.