Patent ID: 8813456

Claim:
A building connection ( 1 ) comprising: a. a first elongated structural member ( 2 ), wherein the first elongated structural member ( 2 ) is a first wall stud ( 2 ) including a central web ( 3 ) haying a first side ( 4 ) and a second side ( 5 ), an inner surface ( 6 ) and an outer surface ( 7 ), and an opening ( 8 ); b. a second elongated structural member ( 11 ) passing through the first opening ( 8 ) in the first elongated structural member ( 2 ) and substantially orthogonal to the first elongated structural member ( 2 ), the second elongated structural member ( 11 ) comprising: i. a first external surface ( 16 ); ii. a second external surface ( 72 ) substantially orthogonal to the first external surface ( 16 ); and iii. a third external surface ( 74 ) substantially orthogonal to the first external surface ( 16 ); c. a first connector ( 19 ) contacting the first elongated structural member ( 2 ) and fastened to the second elongated structural member ( 11 ), the first connector ( 19 ) comprising: i. a first body part ( 20 ) having a first interior surface ( 21 ) facing the first external surface ( 16 ) of the second elongated structural member ( 11 ); and ii. a first side flange ( 35 ) attached to the first body part ( 20 ), wherein: (a) at least a portion of the first side flange ( 35 ) of the first connector ( 19 ) interfaces with the second external surface ( 72 ) of the second elongated structural member ( 11 ); and (b) at least a portion of the first side flange ( 35 ) of the first connector ( 19 ) is neither above nor below the second elongated structural member ( 11 ) and is not parallel to the second external surface ( 72 ) of the second elongated structural member ( 11 ).