Patent ID: 8235346

Claim:
A support bracket used during and after construction to maintain a column at a fixed position between a foundation and an elevated architectural structure that extends outward from the exterior of a main building, comprising: a) a foundation plate fixed to an unfinished foundation; b) a connection plate spaced apart from said foundation plate, said connection plate having a top surface abutting the terminal bottom end of the column and fixed thereto with at least one fastener, the terminal bottom end overlapping the periphery of said connection plate and said at least one fastener; and c) at least one strut extending between and fixed to a top surface of said foundation plate and fixed to a bottom surface of said connection plate so that said abutting top surface of said connection plate is positioned in a flush alignment with a predetermined top surface elevation of material used to complete the unfinished foundation; whereby, after construction, said support bracket portions that extend downward from the abutting top surface of said connection plate are embedded and concealed within the material used to complete the foundation, said abutting top surface of the connection plate is aligned flush with the top surface elevation of the completed foundation, and the abutting top surface and said at least one fastener are concealed by the overlapping terminal bottom end of the column.