IP Library Granted Patent US 12,416,155
Granted Patent B2
US 12,416,155 · App. 18/410,809 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Trapeze hanger brace assembly

Inventors: Jordan Cameron Belen (West Warwick, RI); Gregory Nicholas Stagliano Ohnemus (Providence, RI); Gregory Joseph Shaughnessy (Redlands, CA)
Assignee: ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC
E04C3/02E04H9/02F16B2/065F16B7/0413E04B2001/2415E04B2001/5868E04C2003/026
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Patent No.
US 12,416,155
App. No.
18/410,809
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

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.

Claims (24)

1. An assembly comprising:

a first baseplate defining a first slot extending from a first open end to a first closed end, the first baseplate defining a first baseplate hinge hole at the first open end, and a first rounded end defining a first axis at the first closed end,

wherein engagement between a fastener and a countersink in the first baseplate secures a rod at the first rounded end of the first baseplate; and

a second baseplate defining a second slot extending from a second open end to a second closed end, the second baseplate defining a second baseplate hinge hole at the second open end, and a second rounded end defining a second axis at the second closed end;

wherein the first axis is aligned with the second axis.

2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the first baseplate comprises the countersink recessed into a first upper surface and a first lower surface opposite from the first upper surface, a first slot narrows from the first upper surface to the first lower surface of the first baseplate, and the second baseplate comprises a second upper surface, and wherein the first lower surface is stacked on top of the second upper surface.

3. The assembly of claim 1 wherein a sizing of the first baseplate cooperates with the sizing of the second baseplate to secure the rod at the first rounded end of the first baseplate.

4. The assembly of claim 3 wherein a leg of the second baseplate engages with an ear of the first baseplate to secure the rod at the first rounded end of the first baseplate.

5. An assembly comprising:

a first baseplate defining a first slot extending from a first open end to a first closed end, the first baseplate defining a first baseplate hinge hole at the first open end, and a first rounded end defining a first axis at the first closed end; and

a second baseplate defining a second slot extending from a second open end to a second closed end, the second baseplate defining a second baseplate hinge hole at the second open end, and a second rounded end defining a second axis at the second closed end;

wherein the first baseplate comprises a countersink recessed into a first upper surface and a first lower surface opposite from the first upper surface, a first slot narrows from the first upper surface to the first lower surface of the first baseplate, and the second baseplate comprises a second upper surface, and wherein the first lower surface is stacked on top of the second upper surface;

wherein the first axis is aligned with the second axis.

6. The assembly of claim 5 wherein engagement between a fastener and the countersink in the first baseplate secures a rod at the first rounded end of the first baseplate.

7. The assembly of claim 5 wherein a sizing of the first baseplate cooperates with the sizing of the second baseplate to secure a rod at the first rounded end of the first baseplate.

8. The assembly of claim 7 wherein a leg of the second baseplate engages with an ear of the first baseplate to secure the rod at the first rounded end of the first baseplate.

9. An assembly comprising:

a first baseplate defining a first slot extending from a first open end to a first closed end, the first baseplate defining a first baseplate hinge hole at the first open end, and a first rounded end defining a first axis at the first closed end; and

a second baseplate defining a second slot extending from a second open end to a second closed end, the second baseplate defining a second baseplate hinge hole at the second open end, and a second rounded end defining a second axis at the second closed end;

wherein a sizing of the first baseplate cooperates with the sizing of the second baseplate to secure a rod at the first rounded end of the first baseplate, and

wherein the first axis is aligned with the second axis.

10. The assembly of claim 9 wherein the first baseplate comprises a countersink recessed into a first upper surface and a first lower surface opposite from the first upper surface, a first slot narrows from the first upper surface to the first lower surface of the first baseplate, and the second baseplate comprises a second upper surface, and wherein the first lower surface is stacked on top of the second upper surface.

11. The assembly of claim 9 wherein engagement between a fastener and a countersink in the first baseplate secures the rod at the first rounded end of the first baseplate.

12. The assembly of claim 9 wherein a leg of the second baseplate engages with an ear of the first baseplate to secure the rod at the first rounded end of the first baseplate.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2024
From: ASC ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS, LLC; THE RELIABLE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER CO. INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 068294/0382 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2024
From: ASC ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS, LLC
To: KKR LOAN ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 068264/0104 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2024
From: BELEN, JORDAN CAMERON; OHNEMUS, GREGORY NICHOLAS STAGLIANO; SHAUGHNESSY, GREGORY JOSEPH
To: ASC ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 067493/0568 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17586216 · Jan 27, 2022
Related Publication 20240191503A1 · Jun 13, 2024
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