Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Inclined top cover – Rafter tie-in at horizontal-type support
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-18
2005-01-18
White, Rodney B. (Department: 3636)
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Inclined top cover
Rafter tie-in at horizontal-type support
C052S092300, C052S092200, C052S093100, C052S223100, C052S223110, C052S223130, C052S223140, C052S223600, C052S293300, C052S295000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06843027
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for securing the wall framing and roof of a building structure against wind. A cable tensioner, located between two uprights of the wall framing and below the top plate, is attached to an anchor secured in the foundation. A cable extends over the first roofing member, under the top plate, over a second roofing member, through the cable tensioner, and over a third roofing member. In another embodiment, a cable tensioner has a vertical sleeve, a hollow tube affixed to the vertical sleeve, a rod extending through the vertical sleeve, and a nut threaded onto the nut for tensioning the cable.
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Gaddie William R.
Moore Benny K.
Burns Doane Swecker & Mathis L.L.P.
White Rodney B.
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