Patent ID: 8015769

Claim:
A connector for securing a roofing band to a roofing beam by a threaded fastener, the connector comprising: a circumferential flange portion; a first recess extending within the circumferential flange portion; a second recess extending within the circumferential flange portion substantially parallel to the first recess, the first and second recesses having a length longer than a width of a roofing band; a central portion extending within the circumferential flange portion between the first recess and the second recess, a middle area of the central portion being offset laterally from the circumferential flange portion by a distance enough to permit the roofing band to be slid through the first and second recesses so that the circumferential flange portion is located on a first side of the roofing band and the middle area of the central portion is located on a second side of the roofing band opposite the first side; a single fastener opening defined through the central portion, the fastener opening sized for receiving a threaded fastener therethrough for fastening the roofing band to a roofing beam; and four alignment elements located in the circumferential flange portion for aligning the roofing band between sides of the circumferential flange portion and the central portion so that the single fastener opening is centered substantially at a longitudinal center of the band and to center the band within the connector, the four alignment elements being integrally formed with the circumferential flange portion and arranged in parallel pairs on opposite sides of the circumferential flange portion laterally outward of the first and second recesses, with each pair being spaced by an amount substantially equal to the width of the roofing band.