Adjustable Chimney Brace

Abstract

An adjustable chimney brace comprising a pair of legs, each leg having a substantially L-shaped body with an upper and lower portion, each lower portion having a port for receiving fasteners therethrough; and a pair of bridging members each having a substantially L-shaped body with two sections, wherein the first section of each bridging member is cooperatively connected together; and each second section is cooperatively connected to an upper portion of a leg, forming a band substantially u-shaped.

1 . An adjustable chimney brace comprising:
 a pair of legs, each leg having a substantially L-shaped body with an upper and lower portion, each lower portion having a port for receiving fasteners therethrough; and   a pair of bridging members each having a substantially L-shaped body with two sections, wherein the first section of each bridging member is cooperatively connected together; and each second section is cooperatively connected to an upper portion of a leg, forming a band substantially u-shaped.   
   
   
       2 . An adjustable chimney brace as in  claim 1 , wherein each connection includes a pressure clamp. 
   
   
       3 . An adjustable chimney brace as in  claim 2 , wherein said clamp includes thumb or allen type screw. 
   
   
       4 . An adjustable chimney brace as in  claim 1 , wherein each leg maintains a thickness L T  and a height L H  which are substantially uniform. 
   
   
       5 . An adjustable chimney brace as in  claim 4 , wherein each leg maintains a height L H  in the range of about one-inch (1″) to about five inches (5″). 
   
   
       6 . An adjustable chimney brace as in  claim 1 , wherein the length of the lower portion is less than or equal to the length of the upper portion. 
   
   
       7 . An adjustable chimney brace as in  claim 1 , wherein the length of each first section is greater than or equal to the length of said second section. 
   
   
       8 . An adjustable chimney brace as in  claim 1 , wherein the body of each bridging member maintains a thickness M T  and height M H  which are both substantially uniform. 
   
   
       9 . An adjustable chimney brace as in  claim 8 , wherein the height M H  is in the range about one-inch (1″) to about five inches (5″). 
   
   
       10 . An adjustable chimney brace as in  claim 8 , wherein the height M H  is about two-inches (2″). 
   
   
       11 . An adjustable chimney brace comprising:
 a longitudinal body having a plurality of elements having a thickness and a height, wherein and being cooperatively connected together forming a band that is substantially u-shaped, a first element having a port near a distal end, a second element having a port near a distal end, a third element having a first end cooperatively connected to the proximal end of said first element, a fourth element having a first end cooperatively connected to the proximal end of said second element, wherein the second ends of said third and fourth elements are cooperatively connected together via a pressure device.   
   
   
       12 . An adjustable chimney brace as in  claim 11 , wherein said clamp includes thumb or allen type screw. 
   
   
       13 . An adjustable chimney brace as in  claim 11 , wherein said first and second elements having a first section greater than or equal to the length of a second section. 
   
   
       14 . An adjustable chimney brace as in  claim 11 , wherein the body of each element maintains a thickness and height which are both substantially uniform. 
   
   
       15 . An adjustable chimney brace as in  claim 11 , wherein the height is in the range about one-inch (1″) to about five inches (5″). 
   
   
       16 . An adjustable chimney brace as in  claim 11 , wherein the height is about two-inches (2″). 
   
   
       17 . An adjustable chimney brace as in  claim 11 , wherein the thickness is about thickness is about three-thirty-seconds of an inch ( 3/32″)+/−two-thirty-seconds of an inch ( 2/32″). 
   
   
       18 . An adjustable chimney brace as in  claim 11 , which is fabricated from 13 gauge metal. 
   
   
       19 . An adjustable chimney brace as in  claim 11 , which is fabricated from 13 gauge steel. 
   
   
       20 . An adjustable chimney brace as in  claim 11 , which further includes the characteristic of being at least oxidation resistant.