Patent ID: 8348226

Claim:
A bracket assembly for facilitating installation of a concrete wall on a concrete footing, comprising: a) a base member having a first end, a second end, a first side edge, a second side edge, an upper surface and a lower surface, a first flange integrally formed with said base member and extending upwardly from said first end, and a second flange integrally formed with said base member and extending upwardly from said second end; b) a cavity formed in said lower surface of said base member; c) a first aperture formed through said base member and into said cavity; d) a sealant positioned in said cavity; e) a retainer and shock absorber assembly secured to said base member and having an aperture formed therethrough which is coaxially aligned with said first aperture, said retainer and shock absorber assembly having at least two fingers extending into said aperture, each of said fingers having a first end and an oppositely aligned second end, a first side edge, a second side edge, an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper surface having a concave configuration between said first and second side edges, and said first end having a plurality of teeth formed thereon; and f) a fastener including a shank having a pointed end and an opposite end containing an enlarged head, said shank extending through said aperture formed in said retainer and shock absorber assembly and into said first aperture, said plurality of teeth designed to contact a portion of said shank when said shank is inserted into said aperture and passes below said at least two fingers such that said at least two fingers will prevent said shank from being withdrawn from said retainer and shock absorber assembly, and said fastener capable of being driven through said sealant and into said concrete footing to secure said bracket assembly thereto.