Patent ID: 7918054

Claim:
A roofing bracket to be coupled to a vertical post and a horizontal purlin of a roofing system whereby the horizontal purlin is positioned to support roof panels at a requisite pitch, said roofing bracket comprising: a reference brace comprising: a first brace face positioned planarly parallel with the vertical post, said first brace face comprising a plurality of preformed holes; and a second brace face extending at an angle from said first brace face and positioned planarly parallel with the vertical post; and a clip comprising: a first clip face positioned to be fastened generally flush with the horizontal purlin; and a second clip face extending at an angle from said first clip face and positioned to be fastened planarly parallel with the vertical post, said second clip face coupled to said first brace face at a pivot point such that said clip can be rotated a particular angle relative to said reference brace, the angle being consistent with the requisite pitch of the roofing system, and wherein said second clip face comprises at least a first preformed radial slit positioned to receive at least a first fastener to fasten said clip to the vertical post via said preformed holes of said first brace face.