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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2005
Applicant:
Richard W. Plavidal, Ridgway, CO (US);
Inventor:
Richard W. Plavidal, Ridgway, CO (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04G 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A floor squeak eliminator and floor joist stiffening apparatus, comprising a longitudinal member for extending along a length of a joist, fasteners for attaching each end of the longitudinal member to the joist, and mechanism for pre-tensioning the longitudinal member, the pre-tensioning perpendicular to a length of the longitudinal member and the joist, whereby the joist is pre-tensioned.