Patent ID: 6840020

Claim:
A connect comprising: a. a first main roof truss, the first main roof truss having a first top chord, the first main roof truss being one of a series of main roof trusses disposed in parallel relation, each of the main roof trusses having at least one top chord, the top chords defining a sloping roof plane; b. a first valley jack truss having a first bottom chord, the first valley jack truss being one of a parallel series of valley jack trusses having bottom chords, the series of valley jack trusses being supported by the top chords of the main roof trusses, the bottom chords of the valley jack trusses being set at an angle to the top chords of the main roof trusses and the valley jack trusses getting progressively smaller as the valley jack trusses are positioned higher up on the sloping roof plane; c. a connector, 1. the connector attaching the first bottom chord of the first valley jack truss to the first top chord of the first main roof truss in combination with fasteners; 2. the connector being formed with a base member having an elongate lateral opening, the base member receiving a select number of the fasteners which are also received by the first top chord of the first main roof truss, making positive attachment between the connector and the main roof truss; 3. the connector also being formed with opposed side flanges that are disposed laterally of the base member and connect to the base member along parallel bend lines, the side flanges receiving a select number of the fasteners which are also received by the first bottom chord of the first valley jack truss, making positive attachment between the connector and the valley jack truss wherein the opposed side flanges are formed with channels that strengthen the side flanges.