Building construction wrapped with reinforcement fabric to resist wind loading
US8943761B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/00
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A building construction has a foundation, walls and a roof structure, the walls being wrapped by a reinforcement fabric, with the reinforcement fabric being connected to the foundation and the roof structure to tie the roof structure to the foundation for increased resistance to natural disasters. The connection of the reinforcement fabric to the roof structure includes a top rail having a connector plate attached to the roof structure and having an upwardly oriented opening, and a wrapping member about which the reinforcement fabric can be wrapped, the wrapping member having a geometry corresponding with the geometry of the upwardly oriented opening in such a manner that the wrapping member is prevented from rotating in the opening.
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