Patent ID: 6094880
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: E04B,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
Apparatus for securing structural members of a building together comprising:a unitary body having first and second long sides, approximately right angled bends, and gussets;said first and second long sides having said right angled bends between them forming said first long side approximately perpendicular to said second long side;said second long side having a middle part which is divided and bent to provide said gussets, said second long side and said gussets having said right angled bends between them forming said gussets generally parallel to each other and perpendicular to said second long side and said first long side;said gussets dividing said apparatus into a top section, a middle section and a bottom section, each section having a box shape for providing rigidity between said structural members,wherein said bottom section includes a bottom part of said first long side, a bottom part of said second long side, and a bottom one of said gussets;wherein said middle section includes a middle part of said first long side, said bottom one of said gussets, and a top one of said gussets;wherein said top section includes a top part of said first long side, a top part of said second long side, and said top one of said gussets, the top section further including first and second top tabs joined to tops of the first and second long sides, respectively, by said right angled bends forming the top tabs approximately perpendicular to both the first and second long sides;and, further comprising a plurality of nail holes for attaching said apparatus to said structural members.