US3729882A

US3729882A - Device for tying wooden members to composite brick and masonry walls

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Publication number: US3729882A
Application number: US00101596A
Authority: US
Priority date: 1970-12-28
Filing date: 1970-12-28
Publication date: 1973-05-01
Anticipated expiration: 1990-05-01

Abstract

A device for anchoring and tying a wooden member to masonry wall constructions including a tying member embodying a base plate which is adapted to underlie the wooden member between the latter and the upper surface of a masonry wall construction and having portions which extend upwardly along the sides of the wooden member and are fastened thereto by suitable fastening means, such as nails or the like. The device includes an anchoring member which includes an upper and main body portion which in use is mounted in a transversely extending groove or recess formed in the base plate of the tying member. The anchoring member also includes a vertically extending depending arm portion which in use is anchored in a vertical position in a mortar joint between a tier of bricks and a tier of concrete blocks and the anchoring member also includes a lower end portion which extends angularly from the vertically extending depending arm portion of the anchoring member and in use is anchored in a horizontal position in a mortar joint between two tiers of the concrete blocks.

Description

United States Patent 1 91 Allen 1 DEVICE FOR TYING WOODEN MEMBERS TO COMPOSITE BRICK AND MASONRY-WALLS George E. Allen, 15513 South Dobson Avenue, Dolton, 111. 60419 [22] Filed: Dec. 28, 1970 [211 App]. No.: 101,596

[76] Inventor:

[52] US. Cl. ..52/300, 52/425, 52/713 [51] Int. CL... ....E04b 1/38, E04h 12/00 [58] Field of Search ..52/300, 369, 370,

[5 6] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS [451 May 1,1973

Primary Examiner-*Henry C. Sutherland Attorney-Charles B. Cannon [57] ABSTRACT A device for anchoring and tying a wooden member to masonry wall constructions including a tying member embodying a base plate which is adapted to underlie the wooden member between the latter and the upper surface of a masonry wall construction and having portions which extend upwardly along the sides of the wooden member and are fastened thereto by suitable fastening means, such as nails or the like. The device includes an anchoring member which includes an upper and main body portion which in use is mounted in a transversely extending groove or recess formed in the base plate of the tying member. The anchoring member also includes a vertically extending depending arm portion which in use is anchored in a vertical position in a mortar joint between a tier of bricks and a tier of concrete blocks and the anchoring member also includes a lower end portion which extends angularly from the vertically extending depending arm portion of the anchoring member and in use is anchored in a horizontal position in a mortar joint between two tiers of the concrete blocks.

1 Claim, 4 Drawing Figures Patented May 1, 1973 3,729,882

INVENTOR. GEORGE E. 'ALLE/V Wa HIE 5552M DEVICE FOR TYING WOODEN MEMBERS TO COMPOSITE BRICK AND MASONRY WALLS OBJECTS An object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved anchoring and tying device for tying a wooden board, such as a plank, or the like, to a brick or concrete masonry wall.

Another object of the invention is to provide a new and improved anchoring and typing device which will comply with the Building Code requirements of various areas and governmental agencies in that it possesses the necessary strength to resist high stresses encountered by buildings during abnormal conditions such as storms, flods, earth shocks and the like.

A further object of the invention is to provide a new and improved anchoring and tying device which may be used with most masonry wall constructions and in which the anchoring member embodies a vertically extending portion which is adapted to be arranged between the tiers of the masonry wall construction or in a cavity therein with the body of the tying member extending perpendicularly to the anchoring member and extending generally parallel to the upper surface of the masonry wall so that when the parts are properly positioned the upper portion or body of the anchoring member will lie between the masonry units and thus allow the body of the tying member to be installed in close relationship to and parallel with the top or upper surface of the masonry wall.

A further object of the invention is to provide a new and improved anchoring and tying device which does not require the use ofa diagonal brace member or like strengthening member and which does not require the use of welded joints, threaded parts, or the use of accessory parts such as nuts or clips.

A further object of the invention is to provide a new and improved anchoring and tying device which embodies a novel and simple construction and arrangement for holding the tying member and the anchoring member together in use.

DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES FlG. l is a fragmentary vertical sectional'view of a typical composite brick or concrete wall construction having a wooden member mounted thereon showing one of the new anchoring and tying devices in position of use tying the wooden member to the masonry wall construction;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the new anchoring and tying device showing a part of the base plate of the tying member and part of the anchoring member broken away;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 2 but showing part of the main body portion of the anchoring member broken away; and

FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional-detail view. on line 4-4 in FIG. 2, showing the main body portion of the anchoring member mounted in position of use in the transversely extending groove formed in the base plate ofthe tying member.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION A typical and preferred embodiment of thenew device for tying wooden members to masonry walls,

such as composite brick and masonry walls, is shown in the drawing, wherein it is generally indicated at 10, and comprises a tying member generally indicated at 11 and which includes a main body portion or base plate 12 having the end portions thereof bent upwardly to provide flange portions 13; each of the flange portions 13 being provided with holes 14 for the reception of fastening elements, such as nails 25, or the like, as will be described hereinafter.

The main body portion or base plate 12 of the tying member 11 includes a transversely extending anchoring recess or groove 15 which is formed in the main body portion or base plate 12 substantially midway between the end walls or flanges 113 thereof, for a purpose which will be described presently.

The new device also includes an anchoring member, generally indicated at 16, and which includes an upper and main body portion 17 which in use is adapted to lie in and to be anchored in the groove 15 substantially flush with the upper surface of the main body portion of the base plate 12. The anchoring device 16 also includes a vertically extending depending arm portion 18, which may be of any desired length, and has at its lower end a right angularly extending anchoring arm portion 19.

In the use of the new anchoring and tying device the main body portion or base plate 12 of the tying member 11 is arranged upon the upper surface of the masonry wall construction 20-21 with the transversely extending anchoring member 15 extending vertically downwardly into the mortar joint 24 between the tiers of .bricks 21 and the tiers of concrete blocks 20 and with'the depending arm por'tion 18 of the anchoring member 16 extending vertically downwardly through the mortar joint 24' and with the rightangularly extending lower end portion 19 thereof extending into the mortar joint 23 between the tiers of concrete blocks 20, as shown in F IG. 1.

The end walls or upwardly extending flange portions 13 ofthe tying member 11 are then fastened to the wooden member .or plank 22 by means of fastening means, such as nails 25 inserted through the openings 14 in the flanges 13 into the wooden member or plank 22.

It has been found in the use of the new anchoring and tying device that when the new tying member 11 and theanchoring member 16 are arranged in use, as shown in FIG. 1, and with the transversely extending groove 16 disposed in the upper portion of the mortar joint 24 between the tiers of bricks 21 and concrete blocks 20 and with the depending arm portion 18 anchored in the mortar joint 24 and with the right angularly extending lower portion 19 of the anchoring member ll'disposed in the mortar joint 23 between two layers of concrete blocks 20, and with the tying member 11 fastened to the wooden member or plank 22 as shown, the wooden member or plank 22 is firmly and securely mounted on and fastened to the masonry wall construction and against dislodgment therefrom while at the same time the construction of the tying member 11 and the anchoring member 16 is simple and inexpensive to manufacture and lend themselves to ready packaging and handling in use.

The new anchoring and tying member has adequate A structural strength such that when it is installed as shown in the drawing it will comply with the building code requirements of various areas and governmental agencies and will resist the stresses to which buildings are subjected in use including storms, floods, earth shocks and the like.

It will be noted that when the new anchoring and tying device is in position of use, as shown in FIG. 1 of the drawing, the lower wall surface of the transversely extending anchoring groove in the base plate 12 of the tying member 11 and the transversely extending main body portion 17 of the anchoring member 16 are disposed in the mortar joint 24 below the upper surface of the masonry wall construction -21, thereby enabling the base plate 12 of the tying member 11 to be installed in close contact with the upper surface of the masonry wall 20-21 while, at the same time, firmly anchoring the parts to the masonry wall.

It will further be noted that the construction of the new anchoring and tying device 10 is such that it does not require the use of diagonal brace members, or threaded fastening parts, or accessory fastening parts such as nuts, clips, or the like, and that the tying member 11 and the anchoring member 16 are fastened together in use by the relatively simple attachment of the main body portion 17 of the tying member 11 in the transversely extending groove or recess 15 in the base plate 12 of the tying member 16.

It will thus be seen from the foregoing description, considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, that the present invention provides a new and improved anchoring and tying device for tying wooden members to masonry walls, or to concrete block walls, or the like, and that the invention thus has the desirable advantage and characteristics and accomplishes its intended objects including those hereinbefore pointed out and others which are inherent in the invention.

I claim:

I. A masonry wall construction having a tier of vertically stacked bricks and an adjacent tier of vertically stacked concrete blocks, said wall construction having an upper surface and inner and outer surfaces, a vertically extending mortar joint between and bonding together the adjacent tiers of bricks and concrete blocks, horizontally extending mortar joints between and bonding together adjacent bricks and between and bonding together adjacent concrete blocks, a tying and anchoring device on the wall upper surface, including a substantially flat, rectangularly shaped base plate having an upper surface, and a lower surface lying in flat engagement on the wall upper surface and extending transversely thereacross, an integral, vertical, upstanding flange on each of the opposite edges of the base plate, said flanges extending parallel to the wall inner and outer surfaces and extending upwardly a relatively short distance in relation to the width of the base plate, a transverse, central depression in said base plate extending completely thereacross parallel to the flanges, said depression received in the vertical mortar joint between the adjacent tiers of bricks and concrete blocks, a one-piece rod-like anchoring member secured to the base plate and to the masonry wall, including a first horizontal portion pivotally received in said central depression and substantially co-extensive in length therewith, said depression and said first horizontal ortion disposed below the up er surface of the base p ate, an 1n egral, vertical por ion oined at one end to one end of said first horizontal portion and extending downwardly in said vertical mortar joint between the adjacent tiers of bricks and concrete blocks, a second horizontal portion integral with the other end of said vertical portion and extending at right angles to said vertical portion and to said first horizontal portion and extending into one of said horizontal mortar joints between a pair of vertically stacked concrete blocks in said tier of concrete blocks, securely anchoring said base plate to said masonry wall, an elongate wooden member having a bottom surface in flat engagement with the upper surface of the base plate and opposite side edges in engagement with the upstanding flanges, and means projecting from said flanges into the opposite side edges of the wooden member to secure the wooden member-to the tying and anchoring device and thus to the top surface of the masonry wall.

Claims

1. A masonry wall construction having a tier of vertically stacked bricks and an adjacent tier of vertically stacked concrete blocks, said wall construction having an upper surface and inner and outer surfaces, a vertically extending mortar joint between and bonding together the adjacent tiers of bricks and concrete blocks, horizontally extending mortar joints between and bonding together adjacent bricks and between and bonding together adjacent concrete blocks, a tying and anchoring device on the wall upper surface, including a substantially flat, rectangularly shaped base plate having an upper surface, and a lower surface lying in flat engagement on the wall upper surface and extending transversely thereacross, an integral, vertical, upstanding flange on each of the opposite edges of the base plate, said flanges extending parallel to the wall inner and outer surfaces and extending upwardly a relatively short distance in relation to the width of the base plate, a transverse, central depression in said base plate extending completely thereacross parallel to the flanges, said depression received in the vertical mortar joint between the adjacent tiers of bricks and concrete blocks, a onepiece rod-like anchoring member secured to the base plate and to the masonry wall, including a first horizontal portion pivotally received in said central depression and substantially coextensive in length therewith, said depression and said first horizontal portion disposed below the upper surface of the base plate, an integral, vertical portion joined at one end to one end of said first horizontal portion and extending downwardly in said vertical mortar joint between the adjacent tiers of bricks and concrete blocks, a second horizontal portion integral with the other end of said vertical portion and extending at right angles to said vertical portion and to said first horizontal portion and extending into one of said horizontal mortar joints between a pair of vertically stacked concrete blocks in said tier of concrete blocks, securely anchoring said base plate to said masonry wall, an elongate wooden member having a bottom surface in flat engagement with the upper surface of the base plate and opposite side edges in engagement with the upstanding flanges, and means projecting from said flAnges into the opposite side edges of the wooden member to secure the wooden member to the tying and anchoring device and thus to the top surface of the masonry wall.