Patent ID: 6922967

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 first flap fixedly connected and extending downwardly at right angles from said forward edge of said first horizontal member; (3) a second flap hingedly connected and extending downwardly at right angles from said rear edge of said first horizontal member; and (4) a first riser extending substantially vertical at a right angle from said inside edge of said first horizontal member; b. a bridge component, comprising: (1) a substantially horizontal crosspiece member; (2) a short riser on a first side of said crosspiece member substantially perpendicular to said crosspiece member, wherein said short riser is shorter than said first riser of said first connector; and (3) an overlap plate on a second side of said crosspiece member substantially perpendicular to said crosspiece member; wherein said overlap plate is pierced by at least one aperture and said first riser is pierced by at least one slot for inserting a fastener therethrough, such that said at least one aperture on said overlap plate can align with said at least one slot on said first riser when said overlap plate overlaps said first riser; c. 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 flap extending downwardly at right angles from said forward edge of said second horizontal member; (3) a wall extending substantially vertical at a right angle from said inside edge of said second horizontal member, and (4) a turnbuckle having a body, a first threaded portion, and a second threaded portion, wherein i. said first threaded portion being attached to said short riser of said bridge component; and ii. said second threaded portion being attached to said second horizontal member; d. a third connector, comprising: (1) a third substantially horizontal member having a forward edge, a rear edge, an inside edge, and an outside edge; (2) a flap extending downwardly at right angles from said rear edge of said third horizontal member; (3) a wall extending substantially vertical at a right angle from said inside edge of said third horizontal member, and (4) a turnbuckle having a body, a first threaded portion, and a second threaded portion, wherein i. said first threaded portion being attached to said short riser of said bridge component; and ii. said second threaded portion being attached to said third horizontal member; and e. said first connector, second connector, third connector, and said bridge component being adapted for attaching said roof tie to a first roofing member and a second roofing member.