Claims
- 1. An adjustable bracket assembly for selective use with a varying number of fasteners to secure a bracing element to a fixed structure, said assembly comprising:
- an attachment member having means thereon for engaging a bracing element and defining a flat plate portion extending from said means, said plate portion having a pair of axially aligned fastener receiving apertures therein and a locking tab securing channel formed in opposite sides and one end of said plate portion; and
- an adapter plate for cooperation with said attachment member to provide additional fastener receiving apertures for the securement of the bracing element to the structure, said plate defining a plurality of axially aligned fastening receiving apertures therein, a first locking tab extending from one end thereof and a second locking tab extending from one side thereof, one of said tabs being adapted to be received within one of said channels for interlocking said adapter plate with said attachment member in a selected disposition adjacent thereto whereby the number of available fastener receiving apertures for use in securing the bracing element to the fixed structure can be increased by the number of fastener receiving apertures in said adapter plate and the footprint defined by said attachment member and interlocked adapter plate can be varied to fit the available space on a fixed structure.
- 2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said engaging means on said attachment member comprises an upstanding sidewall portion integrally formed with said flat plate portion and a cylindrical member defining internal threads therein adapted to receive and threadably engage the bracing element, said cylindrical member being pivotedly mounted on said upstanding wall portion.
- 3. The assembly of either claim 1 or 2 wherein said channels in said attachment member tapered wall portions and said locking tabs projecting from said adapter plate are configured to received within said channels and retained therein by said tapered wall portions.
- 4. An adjustable bracket assembly for selective use with a varying number of fasteners to secure a bracing element to a fixed structure, said assembly comprising:
- an attachment member including a flat plate portion, an upstanding sidewall portion integrally formed with said flat plate portion, a cylindrical member defining internal threads therein adapted to receive and threadably engage a bracing element, said cylindrical member being pivotedly mounted on said upstanding wall portion, and a locking tab receiving channel having tapered wall portions formed in opposite sides and one end of said plate portion; and
- an adapter plate for cooperation with said attachment member to provide additional fastener receiving apertures for the securement of the bracing element to the structure, said plate defining a pair of axially aligned fastener receiving apertures therein, a first locking tab extending from one side thereof and a second locking tab extending from one end thereof, said tabs being configured to be received within said channels and retained therein by said tapered wall portions such that one of said tabs can be disposed within one of said channels for interlocking said adapter plate with said attachment member in a selected disposition adjacent thereto whereby the member of available fastener receiving apertures for use in securing a bracing to a fixed structure can be increased from two to four and the footprint defined by said attachment member and interlocked adapter plate can be varied to fit the available space on the fixed structure.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part of application, Ser. No. 537,907, filed June 11, 1990, and entitled Adjustable Load Bolt Adapter Assembly.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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