Patent ID: 6265657
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
An embeddable mounting device for embedding in a block wall and supporting a structural support member, said embeddable mounting device comprising:a first rectangularly shaped metal member having a first outer surface, a first inner surface, a first length, a first height and a first predetermined thickness between said first outer surface and said first inner surface;a second rectangularly shaped metal member having a second outer surface, a second inner surface, a second length, a second height and a second predetermined thickness between said second outer surface and said second inner surface, said second length and said second height of said second rectangular metal member being substantially equal to said first length and said first height, respectively;a pair of spacer members coupled between said first rectangularly shaped metal member and said second rectangularly shaped metal member to form a block with a hollow interior in which said first rectangularly shaped metal member and said second rectangularly shaped metal member are arranged substantially parallel to each other and said spacer members extend between said first and second rectangularly shaped metal members; anda U-shaped support member extending from said second member, said support member being constructed of metal and having a lower wall with first and second support surfaces and a pair of opposed side walls with upper free edges, said lower wall and said pair of opposed side walls extending substantially perpendicularly from said second member, said U-shaped support member being open for receiving a structural support member.