Patent ID: 8950143
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: E04B,E04C,F16B

Abstract:
1. A building structure comprising: a floor comprising a cementitious slab; decking for supporting at least portions of the cementitious slab; a plurality of floor joists for supporting at least portions of the decking and the cementitious slab; a wall supporting one or more of the plurality of floor joists and at least a portion of the cementitious slab; and a plurality of stand-off screws extending from the plurality of floor joists and from the top of the wall into the cementitious slab and configured to transfer forces from the cementitious slab to the plurality of floor joists then to the wall supporting the one or more of the plurality of floor joists, wherein each of the stand-off screws comprises a lower screw portion and an upper stand-off portion, wherein the lower screw portion is screwed through the floor joist and/or into the wall, and wherein the upper stand-off portion extends from the plurality of floor joists and/or the wall and is encapsulated within the cementitious slab located above both the plurality of floor joists and the wall.