Adjustable foldable support brace

Abstract

A resusable, foldable, and portable support brace includes a main frame, a support leg member, and a length adjusting device for adjusting a length of the support leg member. The main frame has a rear channel portion and a front vertical frame portion configured to engage and support an associated vertically disposed ICF block wall or other wall types relative to a ground surface. The length adjusting device adjusts a length of the leg support member between first and second ends thereof, the length adjusting device including a plurality of first and second length adjustment selection points spaced apart by respective first and second distances wherein the first and second distances are unequal. In another form, the support brace includes a platform device connected with the main frame and including a transverse arm member and a lateral strut member which spans the support leg member so that the platform device can be disposed along the main frame at a height corresponding to the upper end of the support leg member.

1 . A reusable, foldable, and portable support brace for use in supporting an associated newly constructed and vertically disposed wall relative to a ground surface adjacent the associated wall, the portable support brace comprising:
 a main frame having a rear channel portion and a front vertical frame portion configured to engage and support the associated newly constructed and vertically disposed wall;   a support leg member having opposite first and second ends, the first end being pivotally connected with said rear channel portion of said main frame; and,   a length adjusting device disposed on the support leg member for adjusting a length of the support leg member between said first and second ends thereof, the length adjusting device including a first length adjustment portion including a plurality of first length adjustment selection points spaced apart by a first distance A, and a second length adjustment portion including a plurality of second length adjustment selection points spaced apart by a second distance B different than said first distance A, the length of the support leg member being selectable by connecting a one of said first length adjustment points with a one of said second length adjustment points.   
   
   
       2 . The portable support brace according to  claim 1  wherein:
 the plurality of first length adjustment selection points are spaced apart linearly by said first distance A; and,   the plurality of second length adjustment selection points are spaced apart linearly by said second distance B.   
   
   
       3 . The portable support brace according to  claim 2  wherein:
 said plurality of first length adjustment selection points includes a first plurality of holes extending through said first length adjustment portion of said support leg; and,   said plurality of second length adjustment selection points includes a second plurality of holes extending through said second length adjustment portion of said support leg.   
   
   
       4 . The portable support brace according to  claim 3  wherein:
 at least one of said first portion of said support leg and said second portion of said support leg is telescopically received into the other of said first portion of said support leg and said second portion of said support leg.   
   
   
       5 . The portable support brace according to  claim 3  wherein:
 said first plurality of holes are spaced apart by said first distance A of about 1 inch; and,   said second plurality of holes are spaced apart by said second distance B of about 1⅛ inch.   
   
   
       6 . The portable support brace according to  claim 1  further including a base foot member carried on the second end of the support leg member, the base foot member adapting the support brace for engaging a ground surface adjacent the associated newly constructed and vertically disposed wall. 
   
   
       7 . The portable support brace according to  claim 6  further including:
 a swivel member pivotably connecting the first end of the support leg member with the main frame, and a threaded trunion member connecting the second end of the support leg member with the base foot member, the swivel member enabling the first end of the support leg member to be rotated relative to the main frame without changing a distance between the first end of the support leg member and the main frame, and the threaded trunion member enabling the support leg member to be rotated relative to the base foot member thereby changing a distance between the second end of the support leg member and the base foot member.   
   
   
       8 . The portable support brace according to  claim 6  wherein said base foot member defines a plurality of holes of various sizes and shapes therethrough, the various holes adapting the base foot member for receiving a plurality of connectors or fasteners therethrough for securing the base foot member to the associated ground surface adjacent the newly constructed and vertically disposed wall. 
   
   
       9 . The portable support brace according to  claim 6  wherein:
 said main frame includes a bracket extending in said rear channel portion;   said rear channel portion of the main frame is adapted to receive said support leg member when the portable support brace is in a folded condition; and,   said base foot member includes a projection adapted to selectively engage said bracket to lock the second end of the support leg member relative to the main frame when the portable support brace is in the folded condition.   
   
   
       10 . A reusable, foldable, and portable support brace for use in supporting an associated newly constructed and vertically disposed wall, the portable support brace comprising:
 an elongate main frame having a rear channel portion and a first vertical face portion configured to engage and support the associated newly constructed and vertically disposed wall;   a support leg member having opposite first and second ends, the first end being pivotally connected with said rear channel portion at a first selected location along a length of said main frame, and a second end being adapted to engage a ground surface adjacent said associated newly constructed and vertically disposed wall; and,   a platform device connected with the main frame, the platform device having a transverse platform member and a lateral strut member, each of the platform member and the strut member having opposite first and second ends, the first end of the platform member being pivotally connected with said rear channel portion of the main frame at said first selected location along the length of the main frame and the first end of the platform member being pivotally connected with the rear channel portion of the main frame at a second location spaced from said first location, the second end of the platform member and the strut member being selectively mutually interconnected at their respective second ends.   
   
   
       11 . The portable support brace according to  claim 10  further including:
 a base foot member carried on the second end of the support leg member, the base foot member adapting the support brace for engaging a ground surface adjacent the associated newly constructed and vertically disposed wall.   
   
   
       12 . The portable support brace according to  claim 11  further including:
 a swivel member pivotably connecting the first end of the support leg member with the main frame, and a threaded trunion member connecting the second end of the support leg member with the base foot member, the swivel member enabling the first end of the support leg member to be rotated relative to the main frame without changing a distance between the first end of the support leg member and the main frame, and the threaded trunion member enabling the support leg member to be rotated relative to the base foot member thereby changing a distance between the second end of the support leg member and the base foot member.   
   
   
       13 . The portable support brace according to  claim 11  wherein said base foot member defines a plurality of holes of various sizes and shapes therethrough, the various holes adapting the base foot member for receiving a plurality of connectors or fasteners therethrough for securing the base foot member to the associated ground surface adjacent the newly constructed and vertically disposed wall. 
   
   
       14 . The portable support brace according to  claim 11  wherein:
 said main frame includes a bracket extending in said rear channel portion;   said rear channel portion of the main frame is adapted to receive said support leg member when the portable support brace is in a folded condition; and,   said base foot member includes a projection adapted to selectively engage said bracket to lock the second end of the support leg member relative to the main frame when the portable support brace is in the folded condition.   
   
   
       15 . A reusable, foldable, and portable support brace for use in supporting an associated newly constructed and vertically disposed wall, the portable support brace comprising:
 an elongate main frame having a rear channel portion and a first vertical face portion configured to engage and support the associated newly constructed and vertically disposed wall;   a support leg member having opposite first and second ends, the first end being pivotally connected with said rear channel portion at a first selected location along a length of said main frame, and a second end being adapted to engage a ground surface adjacent said associated newly constructed and vertically disposed wall;   a platform device connected with the main frame, the platform device having a transverse platform member and a lateral strut member, each of the platform member and the strut member having opposite first and second ends, the first end of the platform member being pivotally connected with said rear channel portion of the main frame at said first selected location along the length of the main frame and the first end of the platform member being pivotally connected with the rear channel portion of the main frame at a second location spaced from said first location, the second end of the platform member and the strut member being selectively mutually interconnected at their respective second ends; and,   a length adjusting device disposed on the support leg member for adjusting a length of the support leg member between said first and second ends thereof, the length adjusting device including a first length adjustment portion including a plurality of first length adjustment selection points spaced apart by a first distance A, and a second length adjustment portion including a plurality of second length adjustment selection points spaced apart by a second distance B different than said first distance A, the length of the support leg member being selectable by connecting a one of said first length adjustment points with a one of said second length adjustment points.   
   
   
       16 . The portable support brace according to  claim 15  wherein:
 the plurality of first length adjustment selection points are spaced apart linearly by said first distance A; and,   the plurality of second length adjustment selection points are spaced apart linearly by said second distance B.   
   
   
       17 . The portable support brace according to  claim 16  wherein:
 said plurality of first length adjustment selection points includes a first plurality of holes extending through said first length adjustment portion of said support leg; and,   said plurality of second length adjustment selection points includes a second plurality of holes extending through said second length adjustment portion of said support leg.   
   
   
       18 . The portable support brace according to  claim 17  wherein:
 at least one of said first portion of said support leg and said second portion of said support leg is telescopically received into the other of said first portion of said support leg and said second portion of said support leg.   
   
   
       19 . The portable support brace according to  claim 17  wherein:
 said first plurality of holes are spaced apart by said first distance A of about 1 inch; and,   said second plurality of holes are spaced apart by said second distance B of about 1⅛ inch.   
   
   
       20 . The portable support brace according to  claim 15  further including a base foot member carried on the second end of the support leg member, the base foot member adapting the support brace for engaging a ground surface adjacent the associated newly constructed and vertically disposed wall.