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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2019
Omg, Inc., Agawam, MA (US);
Mark A. Dicaire, Boylston, MA (US);
Richard L. Belinda, Westfield, MA (US);
Mark J. Guthrie, West Springfield, MA (US);
Timothy F. Gillis, Florence, MA (US);
R. Timothy Irwin, Lenox, MA (US);
OMG, Inc., Agawam, MA (US);
Abstract
A tension tie assembly for attachment of a first building member to a second building member under tension. The assembly includes a tie with a ball on one end that attaches to a first anchoring member on the first building member and a threaded stud on the opposite end that attaches to a second anchoring member on the second building member. A cable extends between the ball and the stud. The ball may be retained in a rotatable engagement by the first anchoring member. The force of tension on the tie can be adjusted after attachment to the first and second building members. The adjustability of tension can be provided by a threaded connection between sub-elements of the tie such a nut threaded to the stud.