Patent ID: 7958690

Claim:
A hold-down system coupling a building support to a foundation using an anchor bolt, the building support having a surface, comprising: a body having a first end and a second end, a semi-cylindrical portion positioned in the middle of the body and extending from the first end to the second end and adapted to contain the anchor bolt, a first flange continuous with and adjacent to one side of the semi-cylindrical portion and defining a first transition portion between the semi-cylindrical portion and the first flange, and a second flange continuous with and adjacent to another side of the semi-cylindrical portion and defining a second transition portion between the semi-cylindrical portion and the second flange; a first plurality of angled fastener bores positioned on the body in the first transition portion between the semi-cylindrical portion and the first flange; a second plurality of angled fastener bores positioned on the body in the second transition portion between the semi-cylindrical portion and the second flange; and a plurality of perpendicular fastener bores positioned on the first and second flanges, each of said plurality of perpendicular fastener bores being associated with a corresponding angled fastener bore from at least one of said first or second plurality of angled fastener bores, wherein each angled fastener bore is offset from its associated perpendicular fastener bore, each set of associated perpendicular and angled fastener bores being spaced apart along said body between said first end and said second end.