Patent ID: 6176057
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: E04B,E04C

Abstract:
A connection to rehabilitate a weakened building member having a building component passing through said building member, said connection comprising:a. said building member, having,1. top and bottom ends,2. opposed, generally planar side faces,3. a first edge face,4. a second edge face disposed away from said first edge face, and5. a cavity in one of said side faces that passes through said building member to said opposite side face, creating an opening in said building member;b. said building component,1. said building component passing through said opening in said building member,2. said building component being disposed away from said first and second edge faces such that there is a space between said building component and each of said first and second edge faces;c. a first reinforcing member disposed in registration with a portion of one of said side faces,1. said first reinforcing member extending from an area above said opening in said building member to an area below said opening in said building member, and2. said first reinforcing member passing around said building component and through said space between said building component and said first edge face;d. a second reinforcing member disposed in registration with a portion of said same side face on which said first reinforcing member is in registration,1. said second reinforcing member extending from an area above said opening in said building member to an area below said opening in said building member, and2. said second reinforcing member passing around said building component and through said space between said building component and said second edge face;e. means for joining said first and second reinforcing members to said building member, said means joining said first and second reinforcing members to said building member at said areas above and below said opening in said building member; andf. wherein said second reinforcing member can be disposed in relation to said first reinforcing member prior to installation in such a way as to allow said first reinforcing member to be moved into position for attachment to said building member, when said building component already passes through said building member before said first and second reinforcing members are attached, merely by generally aligning said first reinforcing member with said generally planar side face to which it will attach and sliding it along said plane of said side face into position.