Patent ID: 7726093
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: E02D,E04G

Abstract:
1. A method of using a structural member having a lower end and an upper end to support a wall in a building, the method comprising: (a) seating the structural member against the wall; (b) mounting the lower end of the structural member at a floor that intersects the wall; (c) securing a bracket to the building spaced from the upper end of the structural member; (d) interposing a bolt between the bracket and the structural member, the bolt extending through and threadedly engaging an aperture of the bracket and having one end seating against the structural member; (e) rotating the bolt about its axis thereby adjustably and longitudinally moving the bolt relative to the bracket; and (f) interposing a bias between the bracket and the structural member, the bias exerting oppositely-directed forces against the bracket and the structural member, one of the forces having a component directed toward the wall.