Patent ID: 8615935

Claim:
A multi-heel connector for connecting structural members in building roof structures, comprising: a loop portion for securing a joist to a rafter, said loop portion having a top surface and two side surfaces forming a cross-section at least as large as a cross-section of said joist such that said joist may be slidably placed within said loop section, said loop section including through-holes for fasteners for securing said joist to said rafter; an angled base segment adjacent to one side of said loop portion, said angled base segment having a top surface for receiving said rafter, said top surface angled at a predetermined roof pitch; at least two vertical mounting tabs, one vertical mounting tab located adjacent said angled base segment, another vertical mounting tab located adjacent said loop portion on a side opposite said angled base segment; and a horizontal base platform section adjacent each vertical mounting tab, said base platform section having through-holes for fasteners for securing said multi-heel connector to a top wall plate.