Notch bracing connectors

Abstract

The present invention relates to connecting spacing members between support members using spacing members having notches that engage the side edges of the linear shape holes or round holes in the support members whether the holes have rims or ledges to secure the spacing members or crossing other support members having notches in the edges of the lips. The spacer braces can overlap each other and connect at the top, bottom or within the holes of support members. The support members have ledges and rims to eliminate vertical and horizontal movement of the spacer braces with end fingers to stop end the spacer braces.

1 . A structural framing system comprising:
 a first support member and a second support member and a first spacing member with a first end and a second end, and a second spacing member with a first end and a second end connected by connector elements:   the first support member having a first end and a second end and having a web with a first flange and a second flange attached to said web with lips extending from said first flange and said second flange with said web being a planar wall with an irregular shaped aperture in a planar wall having a first planar side and a second planar side with said aperture having a first perimeter side and a second perimeter side opposite the first perimeter side, a third perimeter side opposite said fourth perimeter side being the bottom edge said aperture with said perimeter side edge having a connector element of a continuous ledge or individual perimeter side edge extending and protruding away from said web adapted to receive said-sha first spacing member; for   said first spacing member having a longitudinal web with a first side edge and a second side edge, a first end and a second end with a first side wall attached to said first side edge and a second side wall attached to said second side edge extending from said longitudinal web with the connector element of a first side wall notch indented from the distal edge of said first side wall along with the connector element of a second side wall notch indented from the distal edge of said second side wall said first side wall notches and said second side wall notches having an L-shape and setback from said first end and said second end and adaptable to be pressured to fit into and against the ledge or protruding perimeter side edge of the individual perimeter side edges or against said continuous side edge of the ledge perimeter side edges of said aperture of said first support member and said aperture of said second support member; for   said second spacing member having a similar identical configuration as said first spacing member with a first end and a second end with said first end connected to said first spacing member by extending the first end of said second support member through the aperture of said second support member over the second end of said first spacing member with a connector element of a first side wall notch and a second side wall notch of said second spacing member able to engage the connector element of the ledge of said second support member by inserting said second spacing member at an angle able to pass said aperture perimeter side edge and bend said first side wall and said second side wall to engage and fit snug against the perimeter side edges with said L-shaped side wall notches.   
     
     
         2 . The structural framing system according to claim f, wherein said first side wall and said second side wall at said first and second spacing members have angular or curvilinear side walls. 
     
     
         3 . The structural framing system according to  claim 1 , wherein a gap occurs between said webs of said second spacing member and said first spacing member when both first and second spacing members are the same width when overlapping each other forming a snug fit between said first side wall and second side wall when the side walls are angular forming a snug fit between said first and second side walls. 
     
     
         4 . The structural framing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the shape of said L-shape side wall notch having a long leg and a short leg with a wide opening between the side edge of said long legs at the distal edge of the first and second side walls with said long leg having angled side edges with a narrowing at a throat of the long leg abutting the short end of the “L” shape that being the back end of said side wall notch. 
     
     
         5 . The structural framing system according to  claim 4 , wherein the first and second side wall notches are the same length as the long leg of said L-shape notches at the first end and the second end of said first and second spacing member. 
     
     
         6 . The structural framing system according to  claim 4 , wherein the first and second side wall notches have different lengths as the long leg of said L-shape notches with the first end having a short legs at the L-shaped said first and second side wall notches and the second end having long legs at the L-shaped said first and second side wall notches. 
     
     
         7 . The structural framing system according to  claim 4 , wherein said first spacing member with said side wall notches at the second end first engages the connector element of said ledge or the protruding perimeter edge at said second support member prior to overlapping the first end of said second spacing member over said second end of said first spacing member. 
     
     
         8 . The structural framing system according to  claim 1 , wherein said first spacing member has a narrow width web at said second end for said second spacing member having a wider width web at said first end will overlap said first spacing member with said first and second side wall notches being aligned, angled or offset to create friction. 
     
     
         9 . The structural framing system according to  claim 1 , wherein said first spacing member has a narrow width web for said second spacing member having a wider width web for said second spacing member to overlap said first spacing member by stacking the larger width web of said second spacing member over the smaller width web of said first spacing member forming a checkerboard pattern of overlapping. 
     
     
         10 . The structural framing system according to  claim 6 , wherein said L-shape side wall notches has a first short leg L-shape side wall notch and a second short leg side wall notch stacked with said second short leg wall notch coinciding to the height of said long leg side wall notch at both said first end and said second end of said first and second spacing member allowing either end to fit over a short leg side wall notch. 
     
     
         11 . The structural framing system according to  claim 7 , the said L-shape side wall notch has an H-shape side wall notch allowing the ledge or protrusion of the perimeter to protrude in either side of the planar wall at the web of said first or second support member. 
     
     
         12 . The structural framing system according to  claim 1 , wherein said web at the first end and the second end of said first and second support member has a ledge extending from said web and setback from said first end and said ledge setback from said second end to engage the L-shaped said first side wall notches at said first side wall and said second wall notches at said second side wall at said first spacing member at either said first end or said second end of said first and second support members. 
     
     
         13 . The structural framing system according to  claim 12 , wherein said ledge protrudes at the intersecting first and second side walls of the first spacing member. 
     
     
         14 . The structural framing system according to  claim 12 , wherein said first spacing member have access holes in said web for securing fasteners or anchor bolts. 
     
     
         15 . The structural framing system according to  claim 1 , wherein the first and second side wall notches at said first side wall and second side wall at said first spacing member have a wide opening between the side edges of said side wall notches for said side wall notches to engage said lips of said first support member. 
     
     
         16 . The structural framing system according to  claim 15 , wherein said first support member has lip notches in said lips and said lip notches have angular side edges, or said lip notches are offset between said first lip notch and said second lip notch. 
     
     
         17 . The structural framing system according to  claim 16 , wherein said lip with said lip notches can extend away from said web or towards the opposing said first side wall or said second side wall. 
     
     
         18 . A structural framing system comprising:
 a first support member and a second support member and a first spacing member with a first end and a second end, and a second spacing member with a first end and a second end connected by connector elements:   the first support member having a first end and a second end and having a web being a planar wall having a first side edge and a second side edge and a first end and a second end with at least a first flange attached to said first side edge and an optional second flange attached to said second side edge with the connector element of a lip extending from said first flange and the optional said second flange with the connector element of a lip extending from said second flange; for   said first spacing member having a longitudinal web with a first side edge and a second side edge, a first end and a second end with a first side wall attached to said first side edge and a second side wall attached to said second side edge extending from said longitudinal web with the connector element of a first side wall notch indented from the distal edge of said first side wall along with the connector element of a second side wall notch indented from the distal edge of said second side wall said first side wall notches and said second side wall notches having an T-shape and setback from said first end and said second end and adaptable to have the component element of both the first lip and the first flange as the component element as the lip of said first support member to be pressured to snuggly fit into and against the L-shape of said first side wall and have the component element of the second lip and the second flange of said first support member to be pressured to snuggly fit into and against the L-shape of said second side wall of said first support member as the lip can be oriented away or toward the longitudinal web or in an opposing dire and therefore requiring side wall notches at each lip-flange connection of the first support member and when connecting to additional adjacent support members and where said;   second spacing member having a similar identical configuration as said first spacing member with a first end and a second end with said first end connected to said first spacing member by extending the first end of said second spacing member over the second end of said first spacing member with a connector element of a first side wall notch and a second side wall notch of said second spacing member able to engage the connector element of the lip-flange of said second spacing member by inserting the lip-flange into said first side wall notches slightly offset and angled to said second side wall notches at said second side wall to engage and fit snug against the perimeter side edges with said T-shaped side wall notches.