Patent ID: 9175472
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: E04B,E04C

Abstract:
1. A heel joint connector for connecting structural members in building roof structures, comprising: a support member having a flat base surface, the flat base surface including a plurality of through-holes for fasteners to secure the support member to a top surface of a supporting wall plate, the supporting wall plate supported by an exterior stud; a framing member having a vertical leg and a horizontal leg, the horizontal leg attached to or integral with the vertical leg and positioned at approximately a right angle to the vertical leg, the vertical leg including a plurality of through-holes for fasteners to secure the framing member to a rafter and a joist/tie; and a swivel joint offset from the support member flat base surface, the swivel joint including a pin connector inserted therethrough, wherein the framing member is rotatably secured to the support member about the swivel joint and freely rotatable within a predetermined rafter pitch range, and wherein the pin connector is rotatably secured within the swivel joint such that the pin connector remains in place during rotation of the framing member about the swivel joint.