Patent ID: 8061672
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. A clamping device for securing struts to an I-beam for interior wall construction, comprising: a plurality of clamp brackets, wherein each clamp bracket comprises a clamp portion configured to engage at least a portion of the flange of an I-beam, at least one clamp bracket side for supporting the clamp bracket, an attachment portion configured to allow attachment to and support of at least a portion of a strut so as to support an interior wall, and a securing portion wherein the clamp portion, the at least one clamp bracket side, and the attachment portion and the securing portion are formed from a single folded metallic sheet and wherein the securing portion is formed of two overlapping pieces of the metallic sheet; a securing mechanism, wherein the securing mechanism engages with the securing portion, interconnects and compressively secures at least two of the plurality of clamp brackets to the flange of an I-beam.