Patent ID: 7739842
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: E04G

Abstract:
1. A method of bracing a wall fabricated from masonry blocks above a wall foundation by at least one first assembled right angle bracing set having rigidly connected vertical, horizontal and diagonal brace members assembled and connected together, with said vertical member being vertically plumb against said wall when said first right angle brace member is upright against said wall, said method comprising the steps of: assuring that the block wall includes one only connector opening through the block wall being fabricated; placing said one only connector opening near the base of the wall; affixing, to the right angle portion of said first right angle bracing set, an adjustably tightenable connecting means which passes through said connector opening; connecting the assembled right angle brace set to said wall at the lowest right angle connection location with freedom of movement by rotation and by tilting said assembled vertical, diagonal and horizontal members of said brace set; initially letting said assembled first right angle brace set lie on the ground, but capable of manual rotation around said connecting means to a vertical position; manually rotating said first right angle brace set into said upright position against said wall; tilting the horizontal member at its end which is remote from the connector location, until the vertical member is flush against the wall; and tightening said connecting means in order to hold, free from further manual support, said first brace set in said upright position with said first set's vertical brace member held flush against the wall.