Patent ID: 11927010
Assignee: S.W. ENGINEERING INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 8:
9. A method of securing a first structural roof member to a second structural roof member, comprising:
attaching an upper end of a strap to a vertical side of a second structural roof member, the strap comprising an upper end and a distal end;
extending the distal end of the strap downward along the vertical side of the second structural roof member and thereafter extending the distal end of the strap horizontally along a top surface of a first structural roof member;
disposing a bottom surface of a buckle atop a top surface of the distal end of the strap;
thereafter extending the distal end of the strap along a top surface of the buckle;
disposing a top plate along the top surface of the buckle, wherein the distal end of the strap is secured between a bottom surface of the top plate and the top surface of the buckle; and
thereafter connecting the top plate and buckle to the top surface of the first structural roof member.