Patent ID: 6761001
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: E04B,E04H,Y02A

Abstract:
A system for reducing shear and uplift forces between an upper portion and a foundation of a building, the assembly comprising:a wall comprising a plurality of vertical studs wherein the wall includes an upper portion and a lower portion and wherein the upper portion of the wall is adjacent the upper portion of the building and the lower portion of the wall is adjacent the foundation of the building; and a shear assembly that fits within a space defined by two adjacent studs of the wall, the upper portion of the wall, and the lower portion of the wall, such that the shear assembly couples the upper portion of the wall to the foundation wherein the shear assembly comprises: an anchor assembly that anchors the shear assembly to the foundation of the building; an attachment assembly that couples the shear assembly to the upper portion of the wall; a first elongate member having an upper and a lower end interconnecting the anchor assembly and the attachment assembly wherein the upper end of the first elongate member is attached to a first lateral position on the attachment assembly and wherein the lower end of the first elongate member is attached to a second lateral position on the anchor assembly; and a second elongate member having an upper and a lower end interconnecting the anchor assembly and the attachment assembly wherein the upper end of the second elongate member is attached to a third lateral position on the attachment assembly and wherein the lower end of the second elongate member is attached to a fourth lateral position on the anchor assembly and wherein the first and third lateral positions on the attachment assembly are located inward of the second and fourth lateral positions on the anchor assembly such that when a lateral shear force is exerted on the upper portion of the wall, one of the first and second elongate members is in compression and the other one of the first and second elongate members is in tension.