Patent ID: 7735268

Claim:
A wall restraint system comprising: a vertically disposed beam; a top bracket having a first lower side member, a second lower side member and a connecting member, said connecting member being terminated by said lower first side member on a first end and said lower second side member on a second end, a first offset section extends from a top of said first lower side member, a second offset section extends from a top of said second lower side member, a bottom of a first side member extends from said first offset section, a bottom of a second side member extends from said second offset section, a distance between said first and second lower side members is greater than a distance between said first and second side members; and a traverse member extending outward from a top of said connecting member, said first and second lower side members being spaced apart to receive one end of said vertically disposed beam, said first and second side members are spaced apart to receive a floor joist, said traverse member is adapted to be secured to the floor joist with at least one fastener, said first side member, said second side member and the floor joist are adapted to have at least two fasteners inserted therethrough.