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Continuous hold-down system

a technology of hold-down system and continuous hold-down, which is applied in the direction of foundation engineering, building types, construction, etc., can solve the problems of isolating each individual level of the building, not being continuous, etc., and achieves the effect of convenient and quick installation

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-12-29
COMMINS ALFRED D
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"The present invention provides a continuous hold-down system that can be easily and quickly installed and is also cost-effective to mass produce. The system uses take-up units that help maintain tension throughout the structure, securing the entire structure to the foundation and compensating for shrinkage or crushing which may occur on any level of the building. The system can also be used to support a portal frame and automatically and continuously compensates for any crushing."

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Previous hold-down systems may not be continuous, thereby isolating each individual level of the building.

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[0032] It will be readily understood that the components of the present invention, as generally described and illustrated in the Figures herein, may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations. Thus, the following more detailed description of the embodiments of the system and method of the present invention, as represented in FIGS. 1 through 13, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is as broad as claimed herein. The illustrations are merely representative of certain, illustrative embodiments of the invention. Those embodiments of the invention will be best understood by reference to the drawings, wherein like parts are designated by like numerals throughout.

[0033] Several Figures display an automatic take-up unit. This device is described fully in U.S. Pat. No. 6,390,747 issued May 21, 2002, to this inventor, and incorporated herein by reference.

[0034] Those of ordinary skill in the art will, of course, apprecia...

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Abstract

A hold-down system used to secure a building structure to a foundation, thereby enabling the building to better withstand high winds, earthquakes, and the like. The hold-down system is characterized as being continuous and having stackable, individual take-up devices. A continuous hold-down system may include an anchor extending from the foundation through the various stories of the building structure. One or more take-up devices may limit the motion of selected stories with respect to the anchor. Accordingly, the individual take-up devices, acting alone or in a stacked configuration, compensate for settling, wood shrinkage, wood crushing, and the like throughout the entire height of the building structure.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 639,304, filed Aug. 12, 2003 and entitled PORTAL REINFORCEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD and a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 602,534, filed Jun. 23, 2003 and entitled SHRINKAGE COMPENSATOR FOR BUILDING TIEDOWNS, which is a continuation of U.S. Pat. No. 6,585,469 issued Jul. 1, 2003 and entitled SHRINKAGE COMPENSATOR FOR BUILDING TIEDOWNS, which is a continuation of U.S. Pat. No. 6,390,747 issued May 21, 2002 and entitled SHRINKAGE COMPENSATOR FOR BUILDING TIEDOWNS.BACKGROUND [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to building construction, and more specifically, to apparatus for anchoring shear walls to foundations and lower floors. [0004] 2. Background [0005] Strong winds and earthquakes subject walls and others elements of a building to tremendous forces. If these forces are not distributed to the proper ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E02D27/00E02D27/32E02D27/42E04B1/00E04B1/26E04B1/35E04H9/14
CPCE04B1/26E04B1/2604E04B2001/268E04H9/14E04B2001/2688E04B2001/2696E04B2001/3583E04B2001/2684
Inventor COMMINS, ALFRED D.
Owner COMMINS ALFRED D
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