Patent Abstract:
Disclosed are various embodiments of multi-component spin hardware for connecting structural framing members to other structural framing members while allowing desired portions of the framing members to pivot, selectively displacing the framing members to variable positions. The spin hardware generally includes a top bracket, a bottom bracket, and a counter bracket assembly. The spin hardware bracket assemblies can be installed along a vertical axis to provide maximum flexibility and creativity while pivoting structural framing members in any number of configurations.

Full Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/378,538, entitled “SPIN HARDWARE FOR STRUCTURAL FRAME MEMBERS,” which was filed on Feb. 7, 2009, and claims priority to, and the benefit of, U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/065,957, entitled “Spin Hardware,” which was filed on Feb. 19, 2008, both of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND 
     The present disclosure relates to pivoting metal connection hardware for rigidly joining wood or metal structural framing members but with framing members being pivotable allowing selective displacement of framing members to variable positions. 
     Existing pivoting hardware includes door hardware, revolving doors, rotating door structures, rotatable structures, revolving wall systems and panels, revolving modules and packages, furniture systems, hinge assemblies, and hinged joints for structural frame systems. In addition, rigid connection hardware is available in the form of rigid intersection connectors. 
     Concepts of pivoting hardware are frequently depicted in large complicated systems that are very expensive, are not premanufactured, nor readily available to the public for purchase, and require a high level of knowledge and ability of a person skilled in the art to install these systems. 
     A variety of pivoting hardware is presented in the prior art: 
     U.S. Pat. No. 2,564,485 to Kurstin discloses a revolving door and cabinet with a swivel ball-bearing structure. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 2,712,974 to Renna discloses a multiple-purpose door structure with upper and lower seated bearing members. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 2,823,425 to Granek discloses rotatable sections for buildings with a central pipe and recessed bearing race. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 3,293,632 to Blume discloses a reversible wall panel with a vertical hollow shaft with upper and lower thrust and guide bearings. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 3,645,053 to Taggart discloses a swivel-sectioned building wall with a vertical central post with upper and lower thrust bearings. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 3,933,400 to Helgeson discloses a revolving kitchen package with nested concentric rings allowing for frictionally rotational movement. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 4,571,900 to Kelman discloses a vertical central core with rotating ring members. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 4,631,894 to Jerila discloses hardware for panel doors with upper and lower spring-loaded pivots in pivot brackets. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 5,259,685 to Gilb discloses a rigid connector for readily constructing framed structures with rigid intersection connections. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 5,331,695 to Bales discloses a pivot bearing for wood frame wall bed systems with a horizontal pivot bearing system. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 5,399,044 to Gilb discloses a rigid connector for readily constructing framed structures with rigid intersection connections. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 5,553,961 to Olden discloses a hinge and hinge joint for hingedly connecting structural frame members of wooden roof trusses. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 5,603,580 to Leek discloses a positive angle fastening device for constructing framed structures with rigid connections. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 6,401,422 to Olden discloses a hinge and hinge joint for structural members for the interconnection of disconnected truss members. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 6,422,287 to Wilke discloses a slide/swing patio door with pivot hardware. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 6,430,887 to Daudet discloses a hinge assembly for a truss with pivot hardware. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 6,615,556 to Cates discloses a frameless door assembly for cleanrooms with stud connection hardware. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 6,766,562 to Horn discloses an extendible hinge with pivot hardware for door assemblies. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 6,996,940 B2 to Beasley discloses a movable wall module with a broad area bearing assembly. 
     International Pat. No. WO 2007/012196 A1 to Vermeulen discloses a mounted rotatable television unit with a pre-manufactured pivoting frame system with a vertical post and sleeves. 
     Although the prior art pivot hardware rotates doors, panels, systems, modules, and structures, none of the prior art pivot hardware allows a simple and practical way of connecting conventional wood or metal structural framing members to allow pivotable selective displacement of desired framing members to variable positions. 
     The prior art pivot hardware fails to allow flexibility for the hardware to be used by a person skilled in the art of structural framing to incorporate spinning or rotating framing members in a variety of applications due to the inflexibility of the prior art to be used in such a manner other than specifically taught. 
     The present disclosure is directed to an improved, practical and flexible spin hardware designed for mass production for simple and cost-efficient incorporation into residential or commercial structural framing systems. 
     The improved spin hardware supports functional uses of rotating structural framing and has a construction compatible with heavy dead and live design loads required in modern building construction and by building codes. 
     The simple design of the improved spin hardware supports a use by “do-it-yourself” handyman/homeowners and not just persons skilled in the art of building construction, specifically structural framing. The use of any of the pivot hardware prior art by a “do-it-yourself” handyman/homeowner in a manner for the intended use of the improved spin hardware would be non-obvious. 
     The improved spin hardware is intended to be readily available and sold to the public as “off-the-shelf” hardware, similar to door hinges and other standard building hardware, at local hardware stores. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Many aspects of the present disclosure can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the disclosure. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views. 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of multiple structural framing members connected by the spin hardware of the present disclosure illustrating the selective displacement of the portion of the framing configured to pivot. 
         FIG. 2  is an enlarged perspective view of the bottom component of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 1  showing the plates, pipe and bearing. 
         FIGS. 3 and 3(   a ) are front elevation views of examples of the top component of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 1  showing one embodiment of the present disclosure setting a pre-determined clearance for the installation of wood trim boards to conceal the spin hardware. 
         FIGS. 4 and 4(   a ) are end elevation views of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIGS. 3 and 3(   a ), respectively. 
         FIG. 5  is a front elevation view of the bottom component of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 1  showing one embodiment of setting a pre-determined clearance for the installation of wood trim boards to conceal the spin hardware. 
         FIG. 5(   a ) is a front elevation view of the bottom component of the spin hardware having a belled flange illustrated in  FIG. 1  showing one embodiment of setting a pre-determined clearance for the installation of wood trim boards to conceal the spin hardware. 
         FIG. 5(   b ) is a front elevation view of the bottom component of the spin hardware having a welded washer illustrated in  FIG. 1  showing one embodiment of setting a pre-determined clearance for the installation of wood trim boards to conceal the spin hardware. 
         FIG. 6  is an end elevation view of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 5 . 
         FIG. 6(   a ) is an end elevation view of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 5(   a ). 
         FIG. 6(   b ) is an end elevation view of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 5(   b ). 
         FIGS. 7 and 7(   a ) are top plan views of the bottom bracket of the bottom component of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 5  showing one embodiment of the present disclosure with specific plate openings and fastener opening locations. 
         FIG. 8  is a front elevation view of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 7 . 
         FIG. 8(   a ) is a front elevation view of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 7(   a ) having a spacer sleeve. 
         FIG. 9  is an end elevation view of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 7 . 
         FIG. 9(   a ) is an end elevation view of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 7(   a ) having a spacer sleeve. 
         FIG. 10  is a bottom plan view of the top bracket of the bottom component of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 5  illustrating one embodiment of the present disclosure with specific belled flange, optional gusset plates, plate openings and fastener opening locations. 
         FIG. 11  is a front elevation view of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 10  having a belled flange. 
         FIG. 11(   a ) is a front elevation view of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 10  having a welded washer. 
         FIG. 12  is an end elevation view of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 10  having a belled flange. 
         FIG. 12(   a ) is an end elevation view of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 10  having a welded washer. 
         FIGS. 13 and 13(   a ) are top plan views of examples of the bottom bracket of the top component of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 3  showing embodiments of the present disclosure with specific plate openings and fastener opening locations. 
         FIG. 14  is a front elevation view of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 13 . 
         FIG. 14(   a ) is a front elevation view of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 13(   a ) having a spacer sleeve. 
         FIG. 15  is an end elevation view of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 13   
         FIG. 15(   a ) is an end elevation view of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 13(   a ) having a spacer sleeve. 
         FIG. 16  is a bottom plan view of the top bracket of the top component of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 3  showing one embodiment of the present disclosure with specific plate openings and fastener opening locations. 
         FIG. 17  is a front elevation view of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 16 . 
         FIG. 18  is an end elevation view of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 16 . 
         FIG. 19  is a top plan view of the counter bracket component of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 1  showing one embodiment of the present disclosure with specific fastener opening locations. 
         FIG. 20  is a side elevation view of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 19 . 
         FIG. 21  is an end elevation view of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 19 . 
         FIG. 22  is a horizontal sectional plan view of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 1  showing one embodiment of the present disclosure connecting multiple structural framing members of specific locations to the portion of framing desired to pivot of specific locations. 
         FIG. 23  is a front elevation view of the spin hardware illustrated in  FIG. 22 . 
         FIG. 24  is a vertical sectional view illustrating one embodiment of the present disclosure illustrated in  FIG. 22 . 
         FIG. 25  is an axonometric view illustrating an alternative form of the present disclosure, with a horizontal structural beam framing into a vertical section of structural wall framing, whereas the spin hardware allows the selective displacement of the horizontal beam to variable positions. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The present disclosure provides metal connection spin hardware which allows rigid structural framing members to pivot within other rigid structural framing members. Referring now to the figures, where numerals represent various elements of the present disclosure, the spin hardware is generally illustrated in  FIG. 1 . 
     The spin hardware  10  generally consists of precision welded bottom brackets  11 , top brackets  12  and counter brackets  12 A, where a counter or credenza will be used. All bracket components may be high grade steel. The spin hardware  10  attaches to structural framing members  13  which allow desired portions of the structural framing members  14  to rotate  15 . 
     The bottom bracket assembly  11  is generally illustrated in  FIG. 2  attaching to the horizontal planar surfaces of structural framing members  13 . The bottom bracket assembly  11  consists of a bottom-bottom bracket  16  and a bottom-top bracket  17  where the bottom-top bracket  17  is placed on top of the bottom-bottom bracket  16  in such a manner that the pipe sleeve  18  of the bottom-top bracket  17  fits over the pipe sleeve of the bottom-bottom bracket  16 . The belled flange  19  of the bottom-top pipe sleeve  18  bears on top of a pre-manufactured industrial bearing  20  that bears on the top surface of the plate of the bottom-bottom bracket  16 . 
     A front elevation view of the bottom bracket assembly  11  is generally illustrated in  FIG. 5 . The slight air space/clearance  21  between the inside surface of the bottom-top pipe sleeve  18  and the outside surface of the bottom-bottom pipe sleeve allows the bottom-top bracket  17  to spin/rotate freely about the bottom-bottom bracket  16 . The spin/rotation movement occurs about the vertical axis centered on the bottom-bottom bracket  16 , the bottom-bottom bracket&#39;s pipe sleeve, and the industrial bearing  20 . The overlapping pipe sleeves of the bottom-top bracket  17  and bottom-bottom bracket  16  prevent the two brackets of the bottom bracket  11  assembly from slipping or shifting horizontally from each other, stabilizing the brackets during the spin/rotation movement. Screws  22  are used to attach the brackets to the structural framing. The clearance between the bottom-bottom bracket&#39;s  16  horizontal plate and the bottom-top bracket&#39;s  17  horizontal plate is 3⅜″, allowing for shimmed wood trim  23  to conceal the bottom bracket assembly  11  while maintaining ½″ clearance between the wood trim  23 .  FIG. 24  illustrates the wood trim  23 . 
     A front elevation of the top bracket assembly  12  is generally illustrated in  FIG. 3 . The top bracket assembly  12  consists of a top-bottom bracket  24  and a top-top bracket  25  where the top-top bracket  25  is placed on top of the top-bottom bracket  24  in such a manner that the pipe sleeve  26  of the top-top bracket  25  fits over the pipe sleeve of the top-bottom bracket  24 . The slight air space/clearance  27  between the inside surface of the top-top pipe sleeve  26  and the outside surface of the top-bottom pipe sleeve allows the top-top bracket  25  to spin/rotate freely about the top-bottom bracket  24 . The spin/rotation movement occurs about the vertical axis centered on the top-bottom bracket  24  and top-bottom bracket&#39;s pipe sleeve. The overlapping pipe sleeves of the top-top bracket  25  and the top-bottom bracket  24  prevent the two brackets of the top bracket assembly  12  from shifting horizontally from each other, stabilizing the brackets during the spin/rotation movement. Screws  22  are used to attach the brackets to the structural framing. The clearance between the top-bottom bracket&#39;s  24  horizontal plate and the top-top bracket&#39;s  25  horizontal plate is 3⅜″, allowing for shimmed wood trim  23  to conceal the bottom bracket assembly  11  while maintaining ½″ clearance between the wood trim  23 .  FIG. 24  illustrates the wood trim  23 . 
     A front elevation of the top bracket assembly  12  according to another embodiment is illustrated in  FIG. 3(   a ).  FIG. 3(   a ) includes a spacer sleeve  26 A between the pipe sleeve  26  of the top-top bracket  25  and the pipe sleeve of the top-bottom bracket  24 . The spacer sleeve  26 A is configured to control and minimize the slight air space/clearance  21  of  FIG. 5  between the inside surface of the bottom-top pipe sleeve  18  and the outside surface of the bottom-bottom pipe sleeve of bottom-bottom bracket  16 . The spacer sleeve  26 A minimizes any slight horizontal slipping or shifting of the overlapping pipe sleeves of the bottom-top bracket  17  and bottom-bottom bracket  16 , increasing the stabilization of the bottom bracket assembly  11  during the spin/rotation movement. 
     The spacer sleeve  26 A also controls and minimizes the slight air space/clearance  27  between the inside surface of the top-top pipe sleeve  26  and the outside surface of the top-bottom pipe sleeve of top-bottom bracket  24 , as shown in  FIG. 3A . The spacer sleeve  26 A also minimizes any slight horizontal slipping or shifting of the overlapping pipe sleeves of the top-top bracket  25  and top-bottom bracket  24 , increasing the stabilization of the top bracket assembly  12  during the spin/rotation movement. Finally, the spacer sleeve  26 A controls and minimizes the slight air space/clearance between the bracket sleeves where the brackets are manufactured in a plurality of sizes configured to support increased dead and live loads. 
     The spacer sleeve  26 A may be constructed of stainless steel and/or another material. The thicknesses of the spacer sleeves  26 A are configured to minimize the slight air space/clearance between the pipe sleeves of the bracket assemblies, optimizing the spin/rotation movement of the brackets. The thicknesses of the spacer sleeves can be adjusted for differing pipe sleeve sizes for brackets manufactured in a plurality of sizes configured to support increased dead and live loads. 
     An end elevation view of the top bracket assembly  12  is generally illustrated in  FIG. 4  with an end view of the attachment screws  22 . Another embodiment of top bracket assembly  12  having a spacer sleeve  26 A is generally illustrated in  FIG. 4(   a ) with an end view of the attachment screws  22 . 
     A front elevation view of the bottom bracket assembly  11  with a spacer sleeve  26 A according to one embodiment is generally illustrated in  FIG. 5(   a ). The embodiment of  FIG. 5(   a ) includes a belled flange  19 . A front elevation view of the bottom bracket assembly  11  with a spacer sleeve  26 A according to another embodiment is generally illustrated in  FIG. 5(   b ). In contrast to  FIG. 5(   a ), the embodiment of  FIG. 5(   b ) includes a welded washer  19 A in place of the belled flange  19 . 
     Both the belled flange  19  and welded washer  19 A correspond to bearing surfaces that provide the same function of bearing on top of a pre-manufactured industrial bearing  20 . Specifically, the belled flange  19  increases the horizontal surface area at the bottom of the pipe sleeve  18  so that it is close to matching the top horizontal surface area of the pre-manufactured industrial bearing  20 , allowing the substantial vertical dead and live loads to be uniformly spread over the largest possible horizontal surface area at the top of the bearing  20 , allowing the bearing  20  to function smoothly. A large washer  19 A with a horizontal surface area sized to match the belled flange  19 , welded to the bottom of the pipe sleeve, may perform the same function as the belled flange  19 . 
     A specific tool may be used to shape the end of pipe to have a belled flange  19 . Not all precision welding and steel fabrication shops have this specific tool, limiting the number of manufacturers that can produce a belled flange  19  component. The use of a welded washer  19 A in lieu of a belled flange  19  may increase the number of manufacturers that can produce the bottom-top bracket  17  component. The diameter of the outer vertical edge of a welded washer  19 A can be increased in size to match the outer diameter of larger pre-manufactured industrial bearings  20 , whereas the outer diameter of a belled flange  19  may be limited to its size. 
     The welded washer  19 A may be comprised of the same high strength weldable material as the bracket assembly to which it is welded. In one example, the welded washer is ¼″ thick, but the welded washer  19 A can be manufactured in a plurality of sizes configured to support increased dead and live loads. The welded washer  19 A may be round, with an outside diameter to closely match the outside diameter of the pre-manufactured industrial bearing  20 . The welded washer  19 A has a hole through its entire thickness, centered within its outer diameter. 
     An end elevation view of the bottom bracket assembly  11  is generally illustrated in  FIG. 6  with an end view of the attachment screws  22 . An end elevation view of the bottom bracket assembly  11  according to an embodiment having a spacer sleeve  26 A and a belled flange  19  is generally illustrated in  FIG. 6(   a ) with an end view of the attachment screws  22 . An end elevation view of the bottom bracket assembly  11  according to an embodiment having a spacer sleeve  26 A and welded washer  19 A is generally illustrated in  FIG. 6(   b ) with an end view of the attachment screws  22 . 
     A top plan view of the bottom-bottom bracket  16  is illustrated in  FIG. 7 . The bottom-bottom bracket  16  is made by precision welding a 2″ diameter vertical pipe  28  to a horizontal ¼″ thick plate  29  where the exact center of the pipe  28  is centered in the exact middle/center of the plate  29  and centered on a 2″ diameter pre-drilled hole  30  in the exact middle/center of the plate  29 . All precision welds on the inside and outside of the pipe  28  are ground smooth so as not to interfere with the surface of the industrial bearing  20  lying horizontally flat and adjacent to the top surface of the plate  29 . Six openings  31  are predrilled and countersunk  32  through the plate  29  to allow the bottom-bottom bracket  16  to be fastened to wood framing components  13  with the heads of the fastening screws  22  being flush with the surface of the plate  29 . Specific plate  29  and locations of fastener openings  31  are shown. 
     A top plan view of the bottom-bottom bracket  16  according to another embodiment is illustrated in  FIG. 7(   a ). In  FIG. 7(   a ), a spacer sleeve  26 A may be disposed between the pipe  28  and the pipe  33  of the bottom-top bracket  17  ( FIG. 10) . 
     A front elevation view of the bottom-bottom bracket  16  is illustrated in  FIG. 8 . The specific height of the vertical pipe  28  may be 2½″ in one example. Specific locations of fastener openings  31  are shown. A front elevation view of the bottom-bottom bracket  16  with a spacer sleeve  26 A is illustrated in  FIG. 8(   a ).  FIG. 8(   a ) shows the spacer sleeve  26 A that sleeves over vertical pipe  28 . The top edge of the spacer sleeve  26 A may have a horizontal lip that covers the top edge of the vertical pipe  28 , holding the spacer sleeve  26 A in place vertically and preventing it from vertically sliding down the pipe  28 . 
     An end elevation view of the bottom-bottom bracket  16  is illustrated in  FIG. 9 . An end elevation view of the bottom-bottom bracket  16  with a spacer sleeve  26 A is illustrated in  FIG. 9(   a ). 
     A bottom plan view of the bottom-top bracket  17  is illustrated in  FIG. 10 . The bottom-top bracket  17  is made by precision welding a 2½″ diameter vertical pipe  33  to a horizontal ¼ thick plate  34  where the exact center of the pipe  33  is centered in the exact middle/center of the plate  34  and centered on a 2″ diameter pre-drilled hole  35  in the exact middle/center of the plate  34 . Prior to welding the pipe  33  to the plate  34 , the bottom of the pipe  33  is precision machined to provide a belled flange  36  with a perfectly flat horizontal bottom surface. All precision welds on the inside and outside of the pipe  33  are ground smooth. Six openings  31  are pre-drilled and countersunk  32  through the plate  34  to allow the bottom-top bracket  17  to be fastened to wood framing components  13  with the heads of the fastening screws  22  being flush with the surface of the plate  34 . Optional ⅛″ thick gusset plates  37  can be welded to the plate  34  and pipe  33  to provide additional stiffness to the plate  34  when the bottom bracket assembly  17  will be carrying dead and live loads over 750 lbs. 
     A front elevation view of the bottom-top bracket  17  is illustrated in  FIG. 11 . Specific locations of fastener openings  31  are shown. Optional gusset plates  37  are shown. A front elevation view of the bottom-top bracket  17  having a welded washer  36 A in lieu of the belled flange  36  is illustrated in  FIG. 11(   a ). The welded washer  36 A may have a hole with a diameter to match the inside diameter of the vertical pipe  33 . In one example, the welded washer  36 A is welded to the bottom of the vertical pipe  33  with a continuous fillet weld, grounded smooth. 
     In another example, the hole in the welded washer  36 A is slightly larger than the outside diameter of the vertical pipe  33 . The bottom of the vertical pipe  33  fits through the hole in the welded washer  36 A so that the surface of the bottom of the vertical pipe  33  aligns with the surface of the bottom of the welded washer  36 A. In this example, a grounded smooth continuous weld may be made at the bottom of the welded washer  36 A that welds the inside edge of the hole in the welded washer  36 A to the outside edge of the vertical pipe  33 . A small fillet weld may be made at the top of the welded washer  36 A and the outside edge of the vertical pipe  33 . 
     An end elevation view of the bottom-top bracket  17  is illustrated in  FIG. 12 . An end elevation view of the bottom-top bracket  17  having a welded washer  36 A in lieu of the belled flange  36  is illustrated in  FIG. 12(   a ). 
     A top plan view of the top-bottom bracket  24  is illustrated in  FIG. 13 . The top-bottom bracket  24  is made by precision welding a 2″ diameter vertical pipe  38  to a horizontal ¼ thick plate  39  where the exact center of the pipe  38  is centered in the exact middle/center of the plate  39  and centered on a 1½″ diameter pre-drilled hole  40  in the exact middle/center of the plate  39 . All precision welds on the inside and outside of the pipe  38  are ground smooth. Four openings  31  are pre-drilled and countersunk  32  through the plate  39  to allow the top-bottom bracket  24  to be fastened to wood framing components  13  with the heads of the fastening screws  22  being flush with the surface of the plate  39 . A top plan view of the top-bottom bracket  24  with a spacer sleeve  26 A is illustrated in  FIG. 13(   a ). 
     A front elevation view of the top-bottom bracket  24  is illustrated in  FIG. 14 . The specific height of the vertical pipe  38  is as 2½″ in one example. Specific locations of fastener openings  31  are shown. A front elevation view of the top-bottom bracket  24  having a spacer sleeve  26 A is illustrated in  FIG. 14(   a ).  FIG. 14(   a ) shows a spacer sleeve  26 A that sleeves over the vertical pipe  38 . The top edge of spacer sleeve  26 A may have a horizontal lip that covers the top edge of the vertical pipe  38 , holding the spacer sleeve  26 A in place vertically and preventing it from vertically sliding down the pipe  38 . The inside diameters of the vertical edges of the horizontal lips at the top of the spacer sleeves  26 A may be slightly larger than the inside surfaces of the pipes  38 . 
     An end elevation view of the top-bottom bracket  24  is illustrated in  FIG. 15 . An end elevation view of the top-bottom bracket  24  with a spacer sleeve  26 A is illustrated in  FIG. 15(   a ). 
     A bottom plan view of the top-top bracket  25  is illustrated in  FIG. 16 . The top-top bracket  25  is made by precision welding a 2½″ diameter vertical pipe  41  to a horizontal ¼″ thick plate  43  where the exact center of the pipe  41  is centered in the exact middle/center of the plate  42  and centered on a 1½″ diameter pre-drilled hole  43  in the exact middle/center of the plate  42 . All precision welds on the inside and outside of the pipe  41  are ground smooth. Four openings  31  are pre-drilled and countersunk  32  through the plate  42  to allow the top-top bracket  25  to be fastened to wood framing components  13  with the heads of the fastening screws  22  being flush with surface of the plate  42 . 
     A front elevation view of the top-top bracket  25  is illustrated in  FIG. 17 . The specific height of the vertical pipe  41  is indicated as 2½″. Specific locations of fastener openings  31  are shown. 
     An end elevation view of the top-top bracket  25  is illustrated in  FIG. 18 . 
     A top plan view of the counter bracket  12 A is illustrated in  FIG. 19 . The counter bracket  12 A consists of a horizontal tube  44  precision welded to a vertical plane  45 . Multiple counter brackets  12 A can be attached to vertical wood framing  13  allowing a countertop or credenza to be attached to and supported by the counter brackets  12 A. The counter bracket  12 A is made by precision welding a 1½″×1½″ square horizontal tube  44  to a vertical ¼″ thick plate  45  where the exact center of the tube  44  is centered in the exact middle/center of the plate  45 . All precision welds on the outside of the tube  44  are ground smooth. Four holes  46  are pre-drilled and countersunk  47  through the plate  45  to allow the counter bracket  12 A to be fastened to wood framing components  13  with the heads of the fastening screws  22  being flush with the surface of the plate  45 . Four holes  48  are pre-drilled through the tube  44  to allow a counter or credenza  53  to be fastened  22  to the counter bracket  12 A. 
     A side elevation view of the counter bracket  12 A is illustrated in  FIG. 20 . Specific locations of the horizontal tube  44  and vertical plate  45  are shown. Specific locations of fastener  22  openings  46  and  48 , and counter-sunk openings  47  are shown. 
     A front elevation view of the counter bracket  12 A is illustrated in  FIG. 21 . 
     The embodiment of installing spin hardware  10  is illustrated in  FIG. 22 ,  FIG. 23 , and  FIG. 24 . Spin hardware  10  can attach to structural framing  13  where framing components  13  are desired to spin or rotate about other structural framing components  13  where the spin or rotation is about a vertical axis  49 , and the spinning or rotating framing components  13  must be securely held in place while supporting structural loads. The minimum width of any structural framing component directly attached to spin hardware  10  would be 3½″, the nominal width of a standard 2″×4″ dimensioned framing lumber. 
     The pre-manufactured spin hardware  10  may be distributed in pre-assembled kits. The top &amp; bottom bracket kit would include the top bracket assembly  12 , bottom bracket assembly  11 , one pre-packaged industrial bearing  20 , and all of the associated screws  22  and washers necessary to install the top &amp; bottom brackets, including installation instructions. The counter bracket  12 A kit would include four counter brackets  12 A and all of the associated screws  22  and washers necessary to install the counter brackets  12 A, including installation instructions. 
     The spin hardware  10  may be installed by a contractor, a carpenter, a millwork/cabinet installer, or an average “do-it-yourself” homeowner with the proper tools and abilities to follow the spin hardware instructions. 
     A front elevation view of the embodiment of installing spin hardware  10  is illustrated in  FIG. 23 . The top bracket assembly  12  and bottom bracket assembly  11  are installed on a pre-framed component  50  installed into a pre-framed rough opening  51 . The top bracket assembly  12  and bottom bracket assembly  11  are installed by screwing the bottom-top bracket  17  to the bottom of a pre-framed framing component  50 , and then screwing the top-bottom bracket  24  to the top of the same pre-framed component  50 . The top-bottom bracket  24  is located and centered above the bottom-top bracket  17  on the vertical rotating axis  49  of the bottom-top bracket  17 . The top-top bracket  25  is placed on top of the installed top-bottom bracket  24 . A spacer sleeve  26 A may be placed over the pipe  28  and/or the pipe  38 . 
     The industrial bearing  20  is placed over the pipe  28  of the bottom-bottom bracket  16 . The bottom-bottom bracket  16  is placed under the bottom-top bracket  17  and is lifted and held in place so the pipe  28  of the bottom-bottom bracket  16  is inside of the pipe sleeve  33  of the bottom-top bracket  17 , with the top surface of the industrial bearing  20  hitting the bottom surface of the belled flange  36  or welded washer  36 A. The pre-framed component  50  is slid into the pre-framed rough opening  51 . The top-top bracket  25  is attached to the bottom of the pre-framed rough opening component  51  after locating the center of the top-top bracket  25  on the vertical rotating axis  49  of the bottom-top bracket  17 . The bottom-bottom bracket  16  is attached to the top of the pre-framed rough opening  51  after locating the center of the bottom-bottom bracket  16  on the vertical rotating axis  49  of the bottom-top bracket  17 . 
     The counter brackets  12 A are installed at a desired height from a horizontal floor plane  52  by attaching each individual counter bracket  12 A to an individual vertical framing member  13  of a pre-framed component  50  such as a wall. The vertical plate  45  of a counter bracket  12 A is attached securely into a vertical wood framing member  13  so that the vertical plate  45  is plumb and the horizontal tube  44  is perpendicular to the vertical wood framing member  13 . After enough counter brackets  12 A required to support the countertop-credenza  53  have been installed to the pre-framed wood component  50 , such as a wall, the countertop/credenza  53  can be placed on top of the horizontal tubes  44 . Once the countertop/credenza  53  is located as desired, it is attached to the counter brackets  12 A by screwing wood screws  22  through the pre-drilled holes  48  in the horizontal tubes  44  into the bottom of the countertop/credenza  53 . 
     An average “do-it-yourself” homeowner (or contractor, carpenter, millwork/cabinet installer, etc.) could purchase pre-manufactured spin hardware  10  in pre-assembled kits from easy to purchase locations (local hardware stores or the internet) and could install spin hardware  10  as indicated on  FIG. 22  through  FIG. 24 , or as the “do-it-yourself” homeowner (or contractor, carpenter, millwork/cabinet installer, etc.) so desires using their own creativity and ingenuity based on their own specific alternative needs for spinning or rotating structural framing components  13  about other structural framing components where the spin rotation is about a vertical axis  49 , and the spinning or rotating framing components  13  must be securely held in place while supporting structural loads.  FIG. 25  illustrates an alternative form of installing spin hardware  10 . 
     It should be emphasized that the above-described embodiments of the present disclosure are merely possible examples of implementations set forth for a clear understanding of the principles of the disclosure. Many variations and modifications may be made to the above-described embodiment(s) without departing substantially from the spirit and principles of the disclosure. All such modifications and variations are intended to be included herein within the scope of this disclosure and protected by the following claims.

Technology Classification (CPC): 4