CA1167619A - Subfloor anti-squeak bracket and method of using same - Google Patents

Subfloor anti-squeak bracket and method of using same

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CA1167619A
CA1167619A CA000383003A CA383003A CA1167619A CA 1167619 A CA1167619 A CA 1167619A CA 000383003 A CA000383003 A CA 000383003A CA 383003 A CA383003 A CA 383003A CA 1167619 A CA1167619 A CA 1167619A
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Kenneth J. Hildebrand
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HILDEBRAND KENNETH J
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/18Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
    • E04B1/26Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons the supporting parts consisting of wood
    • E04B1/2604Connections specially adapted therefor
    • E04B1/2612Joist hangers
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B5/00Floors; Floor construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted therefor
    • E04B5/02Load-carrying floor structures formed substantially of prefabricated units
    • E04B5/12Load-carrying floor structures formed substantially of prefabricated units with wooden beams

Abstract

SUBFLOOR ANTI-SQUEAK BRACKET AND METHOD OF USING SAME

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
Subfloors often develop squeaks at nail locations due to shrinkage occurring around the nail allowing the floor board or panel to move relative to the nail when weight is applied and released as occurs when a person walks across the floor. The present device consists of a vertically situated bracket plate secured to the joist un-derneath the location of the squeak with a horizontal flan-ge extending therefrom and being secured to the underside of the subfloor by a screw. A spacer portion extends up-wardly perpendicular to the plane of the horizontal flange and engages the underside of the subfloor and acts as an automatic spacer to position the bracket upon installation thereof and allows the subfloor to be pulled against the supporting joist as well as allowing the maintenance of continuous pressure from the screw attached through the horizontal flange.

Description

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SUBFLOOR ANTI-SQUEAK BRACKET AND METHOD OF USING SAME

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to new and useful improve-ments in brackets to relieve squeaking floors and the me~
thod of using same.
Subfloors often squeak after they have been instal-led for some time and the trend in recent years has been to use plywood sheathing for subfloors in residential construc-tion. The use of panels of plywood or the like has lead to increased floor squeaks because the plywood tends to shrink around the nails which secure it to the floor joists. When weight is applied and released to the area of the nails, such as when a person walks across the floor, the plywood rubbing against the shaft of the nail creates a squeaking sound and although this may happen to conventional floor boards, it is more prevalent with the plywood sheath under-lay normally used in today's construction.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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The present invention overcomes these disadvantages by providing a bracket which can be installed from the un-derside of the subfloor at or near the squeak location which will pull the subfloor portion back into contact with the joist and prevent the aforementioned relative movement.

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In accordance with the invention there is provided a bracket for securement to a subfloor and support therefor to reduce relative movement therebetween; comprising a sup-port attachment plate, a subfloor attachment plate extend-ing perpendicularly from one edge of said support attach-ment plate and upon one side thereof, and spacer and posi-tioning means extending upwardly from adjacent the distal edge of said support attachment plate perpendicular to the plane thereof and substantially parallel to the plane of the supporting plate.
In accordance with another aspect of the inven-tion, there is provided a method of reducing relative move-ment between a subfloor and support thereof consisting of the steps of situating a bracket by one leg thereof against the support and underneath the subfloor, spacing the bracket downwardly from the under surface of the subfloor by enga-ging the upper edge of spacer means extending upwardly from adjacent the distal edge of the other leg thereof, with the underside of the subfloor and securing said bracket to the support and engaging a screw through the other leg and with-in the subfloor and applying downward pressure to the sub-floor by tightening the screw.
Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a device of the character herewithin described which 1 ~ ~'7~ ~ ~

is simple in construction, economical in manufacture and otherwise well suited to the purpose for which it is de-signed.
With the foregoing in view, and other advantages as will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention relates as this specification pro-ceeds, the invention is herein described by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, which in-cludes a description of the preferred typical embodiment of the principles of the present invention, in which:
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the preferred embodiment of the invention.
Figure 2 is a front elevation of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is an isometric view of the bracket of Figures 1 and 2.
Figure 4 is an isometric view of an alternative construction of the bracket.
Figure 5 is a partially schematic cross sectional elevation of a subfloor and joist with the bracket of Figure 1 installed in position.
In the drawings like characters of reference indi-cate corresponding parts in the different figures.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Proceeding therefore to describe the invention in detail, reference should first be made to Figure 5 in which 10 illustrates a portion of a joist upon which subfloor sheathing sheets 11 and 11A are installed and held to the joist by means of nails 12A in a conventional manner.
When the sheathing shrinks after being in use for some time, it shrinks away from the nail shank and often shrinks slightly in thickness also. This permits relative movement between the sheathing 11 or 11A and the support-ing joist 10, said movement occurring when someone walks across the floor thus causing the annoying and objection-able squeak.
The invention collectively designated 12 is shown in detail in Figures 1, 2 and 3 which illustrate the pre-ferred embodiment. It consists of a bracket having a ver-tical leg or plate 13 which acts as a support attachment plate with a subfloor attachment plate or flange 14 extend-ing perpendicular from the upper edge 15 of the plate 13 and upon one side thereof to form a substantially right angled bracket.
Spacer and positioning means 16 are provided on the distal edge 17 of the plate 14 and, in the embodiment illustrated, this spacer and positioning flange extends ~ ~i'76 ~ ~

upwardly from the distal edge 17 substantially perpendicu-lar to the plane of the plate 14 and in spaced and parallel relationship with the support attachment flange 13 as clear-ly illustrated. Apertures or drillings 18 are formed through plate 13 and one or more apertures 19 are formed through plate 14.
In operation, the bracket 12 is positioned adjacent the area of relative movement between the subfloor 11 or llA
and the support 10 with the upper edge 20 of the spacer and positioning flange 16 resting against the under surface 21 of the subfloor and the plate 13 being engaged against the vertical surface 22 of the support 10. A wood screw 23 or the like is then engaged through the vertical or support plate 13 and into the support as clearly shown in Figure 5 and a further wood screw or screws 24 acting as pressure screw or screws, are engaged through the aperture or aper-tures 19 of the plate 14 and screwed into the subfloor panel or board 11 or llA. The screw or screws are tightened thus drawing down the loose edge of the board or sheet 11 or llA
so that it once again engages the upper side lOA of the joist or support 10 and which also maintains sufficient pressure on the edge or end of the board or sheet 11 or llA to pre-vent relative movement from occurring between same and the support thus eliminating the squeak.

l.~ti The spacer and positioning flange 16 is of impor-tance for accurate positioning and also to maintain the necessary pressure upon the board or sheet 11 or llA.
Figure 4 shows an alternative embodiment in which at least one and preferably two spacer and positioning flanged tabs 25 are struck out of the area 26 adjacent the distal edge 17 of the flange or plate 14. These are then bent upwardly as illustrated, in a spaced and parallel relationship with the plate or flange portion 13.
It will be appreciated that the brackets 12 may be formed by extrusion of aluminum or other metal and then cut off in the required lengths or alternatively, they may be stamp-formed from substantially rectangular strips.
If steel is used for the formation of the brackets, they may be galvanized if desired to prevent corrosion and if extruded, then aluminum is a suitable material to use.
Since various modifications can be made in my in-vention as hereinbefore described, and many apparently wide-ly different embodiments of same made within the spirit and scope of the claims without departing from such spirit and scope, it is intended that all matter contained in the ac-companying specification shall be interpreted as illustra-tive only and not in a limiting sense.

Claims

WHAT I CLAIM AS MY INVENTION IS:
(1) A bracket for securement to a subfloor and support therefor to reduce relative movement therebetween;
comprising a support attachment plate, a subfloor attach-ment plate extending perpendicularly from one edge of said support attachment plate and upon one side thereof, and spacer and positioning means extending upwardly from ad-jacent the distal edge of said support attachment plate perpendicular to the plane thereof and substantially parallel to the plane of the supporting plate.
(2) The bracket according to Claim 1 in which said means includes a flange formed on the distal edge and extending across said distal edge.
(3) The bracket according to Claim 1 in which said means includes at least one flanged tab formed from the material of the subfloor attachment plate and extend-ing upwardly therefrom spaced inwardly from the said dis-tal edge of the subfloor attachment plate.
(4) A method of reducing relative movement bet-ween a subfloor and support thereof consisting of the steps of situating a bracket by one leg thereof against the sup-port and underneath the subfloor, spacing the bracket down-wardly from the under surface of the subfloor by engaging the upper edge of spacer means extending upwardly from ad-jacent the distal edge of the other leg thereof, with the underside of the subfloor and securing said bracket to the support and engaging a screw through the other leg and with-in the subfloor and applying downward pressure to the sub-floor by tightening the screw.
(5) In combination with a subfloor and support therefor, a bracket for reducing relative movement between the subfloor and said support, said bracket including a support attachment plate, a subfloor attachment plate ex-tending perpendicularly from one edge of said support at-tachment plate and upon one side thereof, and spacer and positioning means extending upwardly from adjacent the distal edge of said subfloor attachment plate perpendicu-lar to the plane of the subfloor attachment plate and sub-stantially parallel to the plane of the supporting plate.
(6) The combination according to Claim 5 in which said means includes a flange formed on the distal edge and extending across said distal edge.
(7) The combination according to Claim 5 in which said means includes at least one flanged tab formed from the material of the subfloor attachment plate and extend-ing upwardly therefrom spaced inwardly from the said dis-tal edge of the subfloor attachment plate.
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Cited By (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5775048A (en) * 1995-07-17 1998-07-07 Orchard; Brian Keith Under deck fastening system
EP1164225A1 (en) * 2000-01-25 2001-12-19 Nippon Eisei Center Co.,Ltd. Earthquake-proofing reinforcing metal fitting
US10801537B2 (en) 2018-01-05 2020-10-13 Nova USA Wood Products, LLC Resilient mounting clips, panel mount systems including the same, and associated methods

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5775048A (en) * 1995-07-17 1998-07-07 Orchard; Brian Keith Under deck fastening system
EP1164225A1 (en) * 2000-01-25 2001-12-19 Nippon Eisei Center Co.,Ltd. Earthquake-proofing reinforcing metal fitting
EP1164225A4 (en) * 2000-01-25 2003-01-02 Nippon Eisei Ct Co Ltd Earthquake-proofing reinforcing metal fitting
US10801537B2 (en) 2018-01-05 2020-10-13 Nova USA Wood Products, LLC Resilient mounting clips, panel mount systems including the same, and associated methods
US11306754B2 (en) 2018-01-05 2022-04-19 Nova USA Wood Products, LLC Resilient mounting clips, panel mount systems including the same, and associated methods
US11598357B2 (en) 2018-01-05 2023-03-07 Nova USA Wood Products, LLC Resilient mounting clips, panel mount systems including the same, and associated methods

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