Patent ID: 7014383

Claim:
A connector for securing a first building structural member to a second building structural member comprising: a seat member having an opening for receiving an anchor bolt that secures the connector to the second building structural member; a first side member connected to the seat member; a second side member connect to the seat member; and a back member extending between the first and second side members, said back member being disposed substantially orthogonal to said seat member, wherein the back member includes a plurality of circular shear openings for receiving shear fasteners that secure the connector to the first building structural member and only resist shear forces that act on the connector in a direction substantially axial to the back member, and at least one tension opening comprising a slot having an elongated side disposed axial to the back member for receiving a tension fastener that secure the connector to the first building structural member and only resists tension forces that act on the connector in a direction substantially orthogonal to the axis of the back member.