Patent ID: 7316098
Filing Date: 2008-01-08
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. A device for connecting and anchoring a first framing component of a construction frame to a second framing component of a construction frame, said device comprising: a. at least one connecting member for attaching said device to the first framing component, said connecting member comprising: b. at least one deployable anchor strap depending from at least one end of said bottom web, said anchor strap being substantially co-planar with said bottom web when the device is in the non-deployed configuration, and said anchor strap lying substantially flush against the vertical surface of the second framing component when the device is in the deployed state; c. at least one deployable connecting flap cut into said connecting plate such that three edges of said connecting flap are free and the fourth edge depends from said edge of said bottom web, whereby said connecting flap is substantially co-planar with said connecting plate when the device is in the non-deployed configuration and is substantially flush against the upper surface of the second framing component when the device is in the deployed configuration; d. means for connecting said connecting flap to the second framing component; and e. means for connecting said anchor strap to the second framing component.