Patent ID: 6931813

Claim:
A roof tie for connecting wood members in building structures, comprising: a. a first connector, comprising: (1) a first substantially horizontal member having a forward edge, a rear edge, an inside edge, and an outside edge; (2) a pair of flaps extending downwardly at right angles from such forward edge and such rear edge of such first horizontal member, and (3) a first riser extending substantially vertical at a right angle from such inside edge of such first horizontal member; b. a second connector, comprising: (1) a second substantially horizontal member having a forward edge, a rear edge, an inside edge, and an outside edge; (2) a pair of flaps extending downwardly at right angles from such forward edge and such rear edge of such second horizontal member, and (3) a wall extending substantially vertical at a right angle from such inside edge of such second horizontal member, and c. a substantially horizontal bridge, comprising: (1) a second riser on a first side of such bridge substantially perpendicular to such bridge, wherein i. such second riser is shorter than such first riser; and (2) an overlap plate on a second side of such bridge substantially perpendicular to such bridge; wherein i. such overlap plate is pierced by at least one aperture and such wall is pierced by at least one slot for inserting a fastener therethrough, such that such at least one aperture on such overlap plate can align with such at least one slot on such wall when such overlap plate overlaps such wall; d. such first connector, second connector, and such bridge being adapted for attaching such roof tie to a first roofing member and a second roofing member.