Patent ID: 6412233
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
A system for positioning and securing structural members to supporting walls of a building comprising at least a pair of mounting devices respectively mounted to substantially horizontal surface portions of a pair of longitudinally extended laterally spaced building supporting walls, said pair of mounting devices each having a plurality of structural member receiving spaces formed thereon in correspondence with the other of said mounting devices, each of said mounting devices including:(a) a longitudinally extended base plate having a plurality of longitudinally spaced first through holes formed therein through which fasteners pass for coupling said base plate to a respective building supporting wall; (b) a plurality of pairs of first fixing members respectively secured to said base plate, each said pair of first fixing members being disposed in opposing spaced parallel relationship to define a respective one of said receiving spaces therebetween for locating and securing a portion of a respective structural support member to the corresponding building supporting wall, each of said first fixing members being formed by a vertically directed C-shaped channel member having a web portion bounded on two vertically directed sides by a pair of flanges extending in said longitudinal direction; and, (c) a pair of opposed second fixing members respectively secured to said base plate adjacent opposing ends thereof, each of said second fixing members being formed by a vertically directed C-shaped channel member having a web portion bounded on two vertically directed sides by a pair of flanges extending in said longitudinal direction, one of said second fixing members being secured to said base plate at an endmost location and the other of said second fixing members being secured to said base plate at a location from which a pair of laterally spaced tabs extend.