Patent ID: 6415560
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A connector for connecting a seismic brace to a support rod to inhibit movement of the rod during seismic activity, said connector comprising:a metal connecting member having opposite sides and opposite ends, a lower portion, an upper portion overlying at least part of said lower portion and spaced therefrom to form a gap between said upper and lower portions, the upper and lower portions being joined at a juncture at one end of the member, openings in the juncture and in said upper and lower portions of the connecting member defining a slot extending from the juncture toward an opposite end of the connecting member, said slot having an open end at the juncture for entry of said support rod into the slot and a closed opposite end, and a retainer adapted for insertion in the gap between said upper and lower portions of the connecting member to a rod-retaining position in which it bridges the slot and in which it is disposed between the juncture and the support rod when the rod is in the slot whereby the support rod is retained in the slot by the retainer, the retainer being adapted to engage the juncture on opposite sides of the slot during seismic activity to prevent the rod from moving out of the slot.