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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1999
Kenneth T. Boilen, Greenbrae, CA (US);
Arthur B. Richardson, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A moveable structural reinforcement system is described including a moveable panel, a metal frame structure connectable to the frame structure of a building opening, the frame structure including a top support member and lateral supports connected on a first end to the top support member, upper load members disposed on the top support member proximate the lateral supports, bottom load members disposed on the second ends of the lateral supports, and load transfer members disposed substantially diagonally on said panel and adapted to releasably engage the upper and lower load members. The load transfer members providing a substantially continuous load path when the panel is in a closed position and the building or structure is subjected to a lateral force.