Trapeze hanger brace assembly
A brace assembly can include a structural member including a sidewall; and a bracket including a baseplate defining a slot extending from an open end to a closed end, the baseplate defining at least one baseplate hinge hole at the open end; a clamp including a jaw member and a tightening member, the jaw member and the tightening member engaging the sidewall to couple the structural member to the bracket, the jaw member defining a clamp hinge hole; and a hinge pin engaging the at least one baseplate hinge hole and the clamp hinge hole.
1. A brace assembly comprising:
a structural member comprising a sidewall; and
a bracket comprising:
a baseplate defining a narrowing slot extending from an open end to a closed end, at least one baseplate hinge hole extending through the baseplate at the open end;
a clamp comprising a jaw member and a tightening member, the jaw member and the tightening member engaging the sidewall to couple the structural member to the bracket, the jaw member defining a clamp hinge hole; and
a hinge pin extending across the open end and engaging the at least one baseplate hinge hole and the clamp hinge hole.
2. The brace assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
the jaw member defines a base, a jaw, and a tightening arm;
the jaw and the tightening arm each protrude from the base; and
a tightening screw threadedly engages the tightening arm.
3. The brace assembly of claim 2 , wherein:
a gap is defined between the jaw and the tightening arm; and
the sidewall is positioned within the gap.
4. The brace assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
the baseplate defines an upper surface and a lower surface;
the slot extends from the upper surface and the lower surface; and
the slot narrows from the upper surface to the lower surface.
5. The brace assembly of claim 1 , wherein the hinge pin is a bolt, and wherein the hinge pin threadedly engages a first base plate hinge hole of the at least one baseplate hinge hole.
6. The brace assembly of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the jaw member is inserted into the slot.
7. The brace assembly of claim 1 , wherein the slot defines a slot end where the slot terminates at the closed end of the baseplate, and wherein the slot end is a rounded end.
8. The brace assembly of claim 7 , wherein:
the rounded end defines an axis;
the baseplate defines a countersink recessed into an upper surface of the baseplate; and
the countersink is coaxially centered with the rounded end about the axis.
9. A brace assembly comprising:
a structural member comprising a sidewall; and
a bracket comprising:
a baseplate defining an upper surface and a lower surface, the baseplate defining a slot narrowing from the upper surface to the lower surface and extending from an open end to a closed end of the baseplate, the baseplate defining at least one baseplate hinge hole at the open end;
a clamp comprising a jaw member and a tightening member, the jaw member and the tightening member engaging the sidewall to couple the structural member to the bracket, the jaw member defining a clamp hinge hole; and
a hinge pin engaging the at least one baseplate hinge hole and the clamp hinge hole.
10. A brace assembly comprising:
a structural member comprising a sidewall; and
a bracket comprising:
a baseplate defining a slot extending from an open end to a closed end, the baseplate defining at least one baseplate hinge hole at the open end, the baseplate defines a countersink recessed into an upper surface of the baseplate, and the slot:
defining a rounded slot end where the slot terminates at the closed end of the baseplate;
the rounded slot end defines an axis; and
the countersink is coaxially centered with the rounded slot end about the axis;
a clamp comprising a jaw member and a tightening member, the jaw member and the tightening member engaging the sidewall to couple the structural member to the bracket, the jaw member defining a clamp hinge hole; and
a hinge pin engaging the at least one baseplate hinge hole and the clamp hinge hole.