Patent ID: 7040059
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: E04G

Abstract:
1. Apparatus in the form of a pre-assembled unitary right angle brace having interconnected horizontal and vertical strength members rigidly connected at a right angle for bracing a wall being fabricated from masonry blocks above a wall foundation, with said wall having a base-located connector opening through the block wall being fabricated, said apparatus comprising: an adjustable threaded connector bolt positionable in said opening and extendable through the wall at about the first block course above said wall foundation, said connector having a tightening nut associated therewith; said rigid unitary right angle brace being loosely connected to said connector bolt at the right angle portion thereof free from any buried in the ground anchor, in order to allow for manual rotation of said unitary right angle brace to a vertical position with a horizontal member of said rotated brace extending away from said wall; said horizontal member of said unitary brace having an outer end adapted for connection to an adjustable jacking means for tilting the horizontal side of said unitary brace; said connector tightening nut, when tightened, bringing the vertical member of said pre-assembled brace in non-wall-loading contact against said wall; manually operable jacking means sitting on the ground and coupled to an outermost end of said horizontal member of said unitary brace for leveling said unitary brace until its vertical brace member is flush against said wall surface and said horizontal member maintains its unitary right angle relationship with said vertical member.