Patent ID: 8490358

Claim:
A flange component for securing together two panels wherein a plurality of the flange components are used in conjunction with a plurality of fasteners, each fastener being secured to a respective flange component and one of the panels to secure a first panel to a second panel, the flange component comprising: a first section including an intermediate section disposed between and integrally connected to a first tab and a second tab, wherein the first section has a first length dimension and is capable of being affixed to the first panel; a second section integrally connected with the intermediate section of the first section and having a second length dimension that is less than the first length dimension and the second section having an aperture for receiving a fastener to secure the second panel to the second section and relative to the first panel; and, wherein on a first side of the component the intermediate section, first tab and second section of the flange component form a coextensive first surface, and the second tab forms a second surface that is offset relative to the first surface; and, wherein the second section is integrally connected to the first section between the first and second tabs, and the second section includes first and second side edges that extend away from the first section and converging toward one another.