Patent ID: 6009681
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: E04B,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A bracket for securing a stud acting as a spanning member of a truss to a wall plate member of an inner a wall of a dwelling, said truss bracket comprising:a base portion adapted to be fixedly secured to said wall plate member of said inner wall;an inside upright portion joined to said base portion at a junction and extending perpendicularly from said base portion;a top portion extending perpendicularly from said upper end of said inside upright portion;an outer lip portion extending perpendicularly from an outer edge of said top portion;said base portion, said inside upright portion, said top portion, and said outer lip portion being joined together and adapted to clampingly fit over a portion of said stud acting as said spanning member;a clamping means moveable between a first unsecured position, and a second secured position wherein said clamping means is adapted to penetrate said stud thereby securing said stud fixedly to said wall plate member to thereby prevent flexing and bowing of said stud; and at least one dimple portion located along said junction of said base portion and said inside upright portion and adapted to further increase the structural integrity of said bracket and to prevent twisting of said spanning member relative to said plate member.