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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Columbia Insurance Company, Omaha, NE (US);
Inventors:
Ronald P. Hohmann, Jr., Hauppauge, NY (US);
Richard Osmanski, Port Jefferson Station, NY (US);
Christopher Mason, Islip, NY (US);
Assignee:
Columbia Insurance Company, Omaha, NE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C 3/02 (2006.01); E04B 1/32 (2006.01); E04C 3/07 (2006.01); E04C 3/29 (2006.01); E04C 3/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C 3/02 (2013.01); E04B 1/32 (2013.01); E04C 3/07 (2013.01); E04C 3/29 (2013.01); E04C 3/44 (2013.01); E04B 2001/3217 (2013.01); E04C 2003/023 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lintel system for supporting masonry blocks above an opening in a structure includes a lintel configured to span a width of the opening. The lintel includes a single spanning member having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a side face extending between the top and bottom edge. Supports are disposed at longitudinal ends of the single plate member. A stiffener is attached to the lintel for reinforcing the lintel. The stiffener extends in opposed relation to the side face along at least a portion of the side face.