Patent ID: 8136317
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: E02D,E04G

Abstract:
1. An assembly for straightening a basement's wall, the basement having a floor and being covered by a ceiling which comprises a plurality of joists, the joists being spaced from each other on center distances to define a plurality of interstitial cavities and being arranged with respect to the basement's wall in a configuration selected from the group consisting of perpendicular arrays and parallel arrays, the assembly for straightening the basement's wall comprising: (a) an oblongated mounting plate having a length at least as great as the on center distance; (b) joist mounting means adapted for fixedly attaching the oblongated mounting plate to at least a first joist among the plurality of joists, the joist mounting means being further adapted for both positioning the oblongated mounting plate within one of the interstitial cavities and bridging the oblongated mounting plate completely across at least two of the interstitial cavities; the joist mounting means, upon the perpendicular array selection, positioning the oblongated mounting plate within one of the interstitial cavities, and the joist mounting means, upon the parallel array selection, bridging the oblongated mounting plate completely across at least two of the interstitial cavities; (c) a rigid beam having upper and lower ends; (d) a jack screw assembly connected operatively to the oblongated mounting plate, the jack screw assembly being adapted for driving the rigid beam's upper end toward the basement's wall; and (e) anchor means connected operatively to the rigid beam's lower end, the anchor means being adapted for, upon the driving of the rigid beam's upper end toward the basement's wall, resisting movement of the rigid beam's lower end away from the basement's wall.