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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1997
Michael A Wise, Marine City, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
A joist hanger includes a thin, flat base whose back side defines a surface area sufficient to cover a rearwardly-tapered through-hole formed in an interior panel of a modular wall preform. The joist hanger includes at least one anchor member on the back side of the base. Each anchor member extends rearwardly from the base into the through-hole to a depth greater the nominal thickness of the first panel. Each anchor member defines an angled deflecting surface such that, with the joist hanger's base secured to the panel so as to cover the through-hole, and with the anchor members extending into and through the through-hole, wall material poured into the preform will be urged by the deflecting surfaces toward the back side of the joist hanger, into the through-hole and around the anchor members, whereby the presence of voids behind the joist hanger is greatly reduced.