Patent ID: 7356972

Claim:
A method for installing a first supported member ( 1 ), having a first substantially planar side ( 2 ), a second side ( 3 ), a top side ( 4 ) and a bottom side to a first supporting member ( 7 ) comprising steps of: a. positioning said first supported member ( 1 ) across said first supporting member ( 7 ) so that said bottom side ( 5 ) of said first supported member ( 1 ) substantially interfaces with said first supporting member ( 7 ); b. positioning a first connector ( 9 ), having a narrow longitudinal member ( 10 ) with a first face ( 11 ) and a second face ( 12 ), a top ( 13 ) and a bottom ( 14 ), proximate said first supporting member ( 7 ) so that said first face ( 11 ) substantially interfaces with said first side ( 2 ) of said first supported member ( 1 ); c. attaching said first connector ( 9 ) to said first side ( 2 ) of said first supported member ( 1 ) with a first fastener ( 15 ), that is separate from said first connector, so that said first connector ( 9 ) can move relative said first supported member ( 1 ) without being removed from said first supported member ( 1 ); and d. driving, parallel to the plane of said first side ( 2 ) of said first supported member ( 1 ), said first connector ( 9 ) into the material of said first supporting member ( 7 ).