(19)
(11) EP 2 163 697 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
07.11.2012 Bulletin 2012/45

(43) Date of publication A2:
17.03.2010 Bulletin 2010/11

(21) Application number: 09252180.6

(22) Date of filing: 14.09.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E04B 1/26(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA RS

(30) Priority: 12.09.2008 GB 0816785

(71) Applicant: Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.
Pleasanton, CA 94588 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Clayton, Paul Alan
    Staffordshire B76 3HG (GB)
  • Selleck, Andrew
    Cornwall PL17 8PP (GB)

(74) Representative: Hicks, Paul Edward et al
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT
London WC1X 8BT (GB)

   


(54) Levelling and support system


(57) The present invention relates to a levelling and support system comprising at least one base plate and at least one packer element, wherein the at least one base plate comprises at least a first leg portion lying in a first plane and at least a second leg portion lying in a second plane, the first and second planes not being coincident. The at least one packer element comprises at least one connection means for facilitating releasable connection with at least one of the at least first and/or at least second leg portions of the at least one base plate.
The present invention also relates to a base plate and a packer element for use in the levelling and support system, and to a method of levelling and supporting a wall or panel or other structure.







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