Method of connecting and installing a building member

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10889978
APP PUB NO 20190194930A1
SERIAL NO

15919523

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Bracket apparatus for use in connecting an elongate first building member to at least one second building member, said bracket apparatus including a first member, a second member and a connecting portion joining said first member and said second member, a slot located in either or both said first and second members, wherein, in use, the bracket apparatus is affixed to said at least one second building member and then loosely connected to a first end of the first building member through said slot and thereafter the position of the first building member is adjusted relative to said at least one second building member until a desired position is reached whereupon said bracket apparatus is securely fastened to said first building member. Also disclosed is a method of connecting the elongate first building member to a pair of second building members separated by a distance, the method including the steps of fixing a first bracket to one of said second building members and fixing a second bracket to the other one of said second building members, loosely connecting a first end of said first building member to said first bracket using a slot in said first bracket, positioning and fitting a second end of the first building member to said second bracket using a slot in said second bracket, said slot in said second bracket orientated differently to the slot in said first bracket, adjusting the first building member relative to said pair of second building members to a desired position, and securing the first building member to each of said first and second brackets.

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STUDCO AUSTRALIA PTY LTD130-140 MERRINDALE DRIVE CROYDON SOUTH VICTORIA 3136

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
McKechnie, Simon Croydon South, AU 9 49
Stevens, Ben Croydon South, AU 14 51

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