Beam stabilizer

Abstract

A beam stabilizer, comprising a threaded tubular part, and a screw like part, threaded together, and can be applied to either side of an I-beam, set within a foundation wall cavity, and tightened in place so as to fix the beam within the cavity at its precise set location, to be sure that the beam remains in place, once installed, during building of a residence or small building.

1 . A beam stabilizing device for use in conjunction with a beam, resting upon a foundation wall, within its cavity, and said stabilizing device provided for retaining the beam in a precisely set location once installed, said stabilizing device including:
 a tubular segment, the tubular segment having internal threads upon its internal surface;   a screw segment, said screw segment having external threads, and being threadily engaged within the tubular component, each of said tubular component and said screw segment having a bolt head integrally provided thereon, to allow for turning of one segment or component relative to the other segment or component and to secure the beam stabilizing device to the internal surface of the foundation cavity, and provide for contraction or expansion of the stabilizing device, whereby a stabilizing device will be located to either side of the beam, and turned into expansion for biasing against the beam, and the internal surface of the foundation cavity, to snugly fix the beam in place once installed and set, said screw segment also has a hollow interior, and wherein said screw segment has a smooth face provided at its outer end thereby allowing the screw segment to rotate upon a beam, and to accommodate a tool for use in the threaded adjustment of each screw segment within its tubular segment during securement.   
   
   
       2 . The beam stabilizing device of  claim 1 , and wherein said hollow tubular component of each beam stabilizing device has a series of shallow circumferential grooves provided thereon approximately every quarter inch, to indicate where a break or a cut may shorten said hollow tubular component for fitting in a narrow cavity. 
   
   
       3 . The beam stabilizing device of  claim 1  and including a pair of said screw segments, one of each screw segment threadily engaging axially within each end of said tubular segment, said tubular segment simultaneously adjusting said pair of screw segments of the stabilizing device either outwardly or inwardly during its application for use in conjunction with a beam. 
   
   
       4 . The beam stabilizing device of  claim 3 , wherein the tubular segment has a cross section adapted to receive a wrench. 
   
   
       5 . The beam stabilizing device of  claim 4 , wherein each screw segment has a length of at least three times the width of said tubular member. 
   
   
       6 . A beam stabilizing device for use in conjunction with a beam, resting upon a foundation wall, within its cavity, and said stabilizing device provided for retaining the beam in a precisely set location once installed, said stabilizing device including:
 a tubular segment, the tubular segment having internal threads upon its internal surface, a series of shallow circumferential grooves provided thereon approximately every quarter inch to indicate sizing of said tubular segment for fitting said device in a narrow cavity;   at least one screw segment, said screw segment having external threads, and being threadily engaged within the tubular component, each of said tubular component and said screw segment having a bolt head integrally provided thereon, to allow for turning of one segment or component relative to the other segment or component and to secure the beam stabilizing device to the internal surface of the foundation cavity, and provide for contraction or expansion of the stabilizing device wherein said at least one screw segment adjusts inwardly or outwardly of said tubular segment respectively, whereby a stabilizing device will be located to either side of the beam, and turned into expansion for biasing against the beam, and the internal surface of the foundation cavity, to snugly fix the beam in place once installed and set, said screw segment also has a hollow interior, wherein said screw segment has a length of at least three times the width of said tubular segment, and wherein said screw segment has a smooth face provided at its outer end thereby allowing the screw segment to rotate upon a beam, and to accommodate a tool for use in the threaded adjustment of each screw segment within its tubular segment during securement; and,   wherein said device has a length no more than eleven inches.   
   
   
       7 . The beam stabilizing device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a pair of the stabilizing devices mutually parallel and spaced apart vertically, and each of said devices having a length no more than eleven inches, and adapting to fix a beam relative to a structural member of a building.