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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2004
Lucas B. Fouch, Boise, ID (US);
Scott A. Soule, Boise, ID (US);
Miles E. Waltz, Jr., Boise, ID (US);
Glen D. Robak, Boise, ID (US);
Lucas B. Fouch, Boise, ID (US);
Scott A. Soule, Boise, ID (US);
Miles E. Waltz, Jr., Boise, ID (US);
Glen D. Robak, Boise, ID (US);
Weyerhaeuser NR Company, Federal Way, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a raised floor assembly efficiently connecting a pre-fabricated shear wall to a foundation in applications other than slab-on-grade. The raised floor assembly includes an engineered wood material block machined to accept a connecting rod therethrough. The raised floor assembly also includes a connecting rod that is configured to attach at one end to a pre-fabricated shear wall and is coupled at the other end to an anchor bolt. Additionally, a transfer plate may be positioned between the pre-fabricated shear wall and the top of the engineered wood material block. The transfer plate provides a bearing surface for the pre-fabricated shear wall and helps maintain connecting rod alignment. A transfer plate may also be provided underneath the engineered wood material block and above the foundation. Additionally, a variety of spacers may be provided between the bottom of the engineered wood material block and the foundation.