An adjustable support system has a base bracket member, a clip member, and an outer bracket. The base bracket member has a first end wall that overlays a substrate, a body wall extending outwardly therefrom and a second end wall opposite the first end wall. The clip member has a base bracket member coupling, and a projecting arm. The base bracket member coupling is attached to the first end wall and overlies a portion of the body wall. The projecting arm is spaceable apart from the body wall. The outer bracket has a spanning wall with inner and outer sides. An outer end wall extends from the outer side. The spanning wall is slidably positionable between the body wall of the base bracket member and the at least one clip member, to sandwich the same. Wall assemblies and methods are likewise disclosed.

An adjustable support system has a base bracket member, a clip member, and an outer bracket. The base bracket member has a first end wall that overlays a substrate, a body wall extending outwardly therefrom and a second end wall opposite the first end wall. The clip member has a base bracket member coupling, and a projecting arm. The base bracket member coupling is attached to the first end wall and overlies a portion of the body wall. The projecting arm is spaceable apart from the body wall. The outer bracket has a spanning wall with inner and outer sides. An outer end wall extends from the outer side. The spanning wall is slidably positionable between the body wall of the base bracket member and the at least one clip member, to sandwich the same. Wall assemblies and methods are likewise disclosed.

A corner seismic isolator for the seismic protection of buildings, both new and already built, comprising at least one resistant element in the form of a frame with a brick partition inside, the isolator consisting of a single monobloc part formed from a material more flexible than the frame and than the bricks in the partition, comprising two arms arranged at a right angle, one to be situated between the frame and the partition in a vertical direction and the other to be situated between the frame and the partition in a horizontal direction, the thickness of which in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the partition is between 0.5 and 1.5 times the thickness of the bricks in the partition, with the width of the arms being equal to or greater than one third of the height of a single brick in the partition and the length thereof being equal to or greater than three times the width of the arm itself, with the length thereof, in turn, being a portion of the corresponding dimension of the partition, with the vertical arm having a length of between 0.1 and 0.5 times the height of the partition and the horizontal arm a length of between 0.1 and 0.5 times the length of the partition.

A structural assembly, preferably for creation of a firewall, is constructed using anchors attached to at least a first structure and a concrete wall. Preferably, the concrete wall is also attached to a second structure as well. The body of the anchors is fabricated from a material that fails at a temperature in excess of 1,000° F. A fastening member, preferably a grommet assembly, is positioned in an elongate slot for connecting the first face to the first structure and for sliding engagement within the elongate slot in response to relative movement of the first structure and/or the second structure and the attached concrete wall.

A structural assembly, preferably for creation of a firewall, is constructed using anchors attached to at least a first structure and a concrete wall. Preferably, the concrete wall is also attached to a second structure as well. The body of the anchors is fabricated from a material that fails at a temperature in excess of 1,000° F. A fastening member, preferably a grommet assembly, is positioned in an elongate slot for connecting the first face to the first structure and for sliding engagement within the elongate slot in response to relative movement of the first structure and/or the second structure and the attached concrete wall.

The present invention relates to a structural sliding bearing 210 for connecting a first structure part to a second structure part. The structural sliding bearing 210 has a bearing base 212 connectable to the first structure part, a sliding plate 216 connectable to the second structure part, and an intermediate bearing part 214 disposed between the bearing base 212 and the sliding plate 216, wherein a primary sliding surface 226 of the structural sliding bearing 210 is disposed between the intermediate bearing part 214 and the sliding plate 216. The primary sliding surface 226 has at least two partial sliding surfaces 228A and 228B, each arranged in sliding planes 230A and 230B angled relative to one another, the sliding planes 230A and 230B meeting at a common line of intersection S that forms an axis of movement A of the structural sliding bearing 210 along which the sliding plate 216 can move. The two sliding planes 230A and 230B include a first angle α, the first angle α being selected such that no gap occurs in the area of the primary sliding surface 226 when the structural sliding bearing 210 is in use. Furthermore, the invention relates to a structural bearing system 700 in which the advantageous principle of the structural sliding bearing 210 is applied.

The present invention relates to a structural sliding bearing 210 for connecting a first structure part to a second structure part. The structural sliding bearing 210 has a bearing base 212 connectable to the first structure part, a sliding plate 216 connectable to the second structure part, and an intermediate bearing part 214 disposed between the bearing base 212 and the sliding plate 216, wherein a primary sliding surface 226 of the structural sliding bearing 210 is disposed between the intermediate bearing part 214 and the sliding plate 216. The primary sliding surface 226 has at least two partial sliding surfaces 228A and 228B, each arranged in sliding planes 230A and 230B angled relative to one another, the sliding planes 230A and 230B meeting at a common line of intersection S that forms an axis of movement A of the structural sliding bearing 210 along which the sliding plate 216 can move. The two sliding planes 230A and 230B include a first angle α, the first angle α being selected such that no gap occurs in the area of the primary sliding surface 226 when the structural sliding bearing 210 is in use. Furthermore, the invention relates to a structural bearing system 700 in which the advantageous principle of the structural sliding bearing 210 is applied.

A bracket forms one or more U-channel for receiving a beam that supports a portion of a building. An adjustable structure for supporting a beam includes the bracket and a concrete footer or pier having an anchor bolt, wherein the anchor bolt has one end securely embedded within the concrete and threaded end extending upward from the concrete. A leveling nut is threaded onto the anchor bolt below a base plate of the bracket, a top nut is threaded onto the second end of the anchor bolt above the base plate, and a block is disposed between the concrete footer or pier and the base plate to support the weight of the beam. The adjustable structure enables a person to adjust the elevation of an identified portion of a building that is not level.

A bracket forms one or more U-channel for receiving a beam that supports a portion of a building. An adjustable structure for supporting a beam includes the bracket and a concrete footer or pier having an anchor bolt, wherein the anchor bolt has one end securely embedded within the concrete and threaded end extending upward from the concrete. A leveling nut is threaded onto the anchor bolt below a base plate of the bracket, a top nut is threaded onto the second end of the anchor bolt above the base plate, and a block is disposed between the concrete footer or pier and the base plate to support the weight of the beam. The adjustable structure enables a person to adjust the elevation of an identified portion of a building that is not level.

The present invention provides an anchor assembly for attaching a first structure to a second structure. The anchor assembly has a body having a first face and a second face. The first face is transverse to the second face and has an elongate slot. The second face has a through hole. The body is fabricated from a material that fails at a temperature in excess of 1,000° F. A fastening member is positioned in the elongate slot for connecting the first face to the first structure and for sliding engagement with the elongate slot in response to relative movement of the first structure and the second structure.