Patent ID: 6446409
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: E04B,E04F,F16B

Abstract:
A flanged bracket for use with fasteners to attach at least one spanning member to at least one supporting member extending transverse to the spanning member, the bracket-comprising:a first flange; a second flange extending approximately perpendicular from the first flange; and a third flange extending approximately perpendicular from the second flange; wherein, with a side of the spanning member touching a supporting face of the transverse supporting member and defining a contact area therebetween, the bracket is positionable such that the first flange can be attached to a side of the supporting member, and the third flange can be attached to a face of the spanning member, the second flange extending between the first and third flanges in a plane approximately parallel to the contact area between the spanning member and the supporting member, wherein the first, second, and third flanges are mutually perpendicular to each other and the first flange and the third flange occupy respective planes that intersect at an acute angle.