Patent attributes
An assembly for bracing a non-structural building component mounted adjacent a surface of a building. The assembly has a rigid elongate member, and first and second mounts. In use, the assembly is to be installed between the surface and the non-structural component, with the first mount secured by a fastener to one of the building and the non-structural component, the second mount secured by a fastener to the other of the non-structural component and the building, and the elongate member extending between the first and second mounts and rigidly fixed thereto. The first mount includes an attachment portion, and a connecting portion that is rigidly joined to the attachment portion and that projects away from the attachment portion. The connecting portion defines a fixing element that has a second mounting face, and one or more through-holes that each extend through the respective fixing element in a direction that is generally transverse to the projecting direction of the connecting portion and opens onto the second mounting face. The elongate member is fixable to the first mount by locating the planar wall portion of the elongate member adjacent the second mounting face, and passing fasteners through the through-holes so as to engage the wall portion of the elongate member and thereby secure the elongate member to the first mount.
