Patent ID: 8052099

Claim:
A method of bracing loads that are suspended below ceilings or beams against sway and seismic disturbances, the method comprising providing a fitting comprising a jaw and a portion surrounding a passage, the jaw comprising a first jaw portion and a second jaw portion spaced from said first jaw portion to form a gap therebetween, a set bolt comprising a head and a threaded portion, the threaded portion of the set bolt being received within a threaded opening of the second jaw portion and being movable toward said first jaw portion, a yoke comprising a side wall and an end wall, the side wall extending in a first plane and the end wall extending in a second plane such that the first plane and the second plane are non-parallel to one another, the side wall comprising a hole substantially aligned with the passage of the fitting and the end wall comprising an opening for receiving an attachment member for connecting the yoke to at least one of a ceiling, a wall and a beam, and a connecting member extending through the passage of the fitting and the hole of the side wall of the yoke to swivelably connect the clamp and the yoke; securing the fitting to the at least one of the ceiling, the wall and the beam using the attachment member; inserting a first end of a brace into the gap formed between the first jaw portion and the second jaw portion; tightening the set screw into engagement with the brace and deforming a portion of the brace within the jaw; and connecting a second end of the brace to a suspended load.