Patent ID: 9206594
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: E04B,F16B

Abstract:
1. A hanger for connecting a structural member to a structural support, the hanger comprising: a base sized and shaped for receiving the structural member thereon; first and second side panels extending upward from the base; first and second back panels, each of the back panels extending from a respective one of the side panels; and first and second top flanges, each of the top flanges extending from a respective one of the back panels and lying in a plane, each of the top flanges having a free end opposite the back panel, the free end having free corner margins defined by a rear edge and a side edge, at least one corner margin of at least one top flange depending downward from an adjacent portion of the top flange at a bend that is skewed with respect to both the rear edge and the side edge to form a locator tooth such that a portion of the rear edge is bent downwardly out of the plane of the top flange relative to a remainder of the rear edge, the locator tooth being configured to penetrate the structural support for at least temporarily locating the hanger on the structural support.