Patent ID: 6105332
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
In combination with a cement footing of a building structure, said cement footing having an uppermost surface being exposed to the ambient, said cement footing having a plurality of embedded anchor bolts fixedly located within said cement footing, said anchor bolts located in a spaced apart manner, each said anchor bolt protruding from said uppermost surface of said cement footing, a wood sill plate comprising an elongated unitary structural member, said sill plate having a plurality of first holes located in a spaced apart manner, the spacing and alignment of said first holes substantially corresponding to the spacing and alignment of said anchor bolts, each said first hole being substantially larger in size relative to the transverse cross section of a said anchor bolt, said sill plate to be located on said uppermost surface with a single said anchor bolt to pass through each said first hole, the improvement comprising:an anchoring plate to be mounted in conjunction with each said anchor bolt with there being a separate said anchoring plate for each said anchor bolt, said anchoring plate being separate from said anchor bolt, each said anchoring plate having a second hole, each said second hole closely conforming in size to be just slightly larger than the cross sectional size of its respective said anchor bolt, each said anchor bolt to be located within a said second hole;fastening means for fixing in position each said anchoring plate to said sill plate, said fastening means including a temporary fastener arrangement and a permanent fastener arrangement, whereby after installation of said anchor bolts and curing of said cement footing each said anchoring plate is permanently installed establishing a close tolerance, tight connection between its respective said anchor bolt, said anchoring plate and said sill plate;said temporary fastener arrangement comprising a plurality of sharpened protuberances formed within each said anchoring plate, said sharpened protuberances to be embedded within said sill plate upon mounting of each said anchoring plate about its respective said anchor bolt with each said anchoring plate being located against said sill plate, thereby fixing in position each said anchoring plate preventing movement of such during installation of said permanent fastener arrangement; andsaid permanent fastener arrangement comprising a plurality of screw fasteners, said screw fasteners to be embedded only in said sill plate.