Patent ID: 8834057
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: B23P,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for attaching a first wood member to a second wood member, the device comprising: a three-sided brace including a planar front portion and planar left and right portions attached to opposing edges of the front portion and defining a proximal end and a distal end of the brace that are each open, the left, front, and right portions leaving a clearance gap between the brace and the first wood member, the clearance gap permitting natural dimensional fluctuations of the first wood member; and at least two tabs, one of the tabs attached to the left portion of the brace and another of the tabs attached to the right portion of the brace, each of the tabs including a first section projecting from the respective left or right portion of the brace and a second section projecting from and angularly transverse to the first section, such that the first section of each tab makes flush contact with the second wood member, and wherein only the first section or the second section of each tab has at least one aperture disposed through the tab for receiving a fastener.