Patent ID: 8707635

Claim:
A multi-heel connector for connecting structural members in building roof structures, comprising: a loop portion for securing a joist to a rafter, said loop portion having a top surface and two side surfaces forming a cross-section at least as large as a cross-section of said joist such that said joist may be slidably placed within said loop portion, said loop portion including through-holes for fasteners for securing said joist to said rafter through said loop portion; an angled base segment adjacent to one side of said loop portion, said angled base segment having a top surface for receiving said rafter, said top surface angled at a predetermined roof pitch; at least one vertical mounting tab attached to or integral with said loop portion or said angled base section or both; a horizontal base platform section adjacent said at least one vertical mounting tab, said base platform section having through-holes for fasteners for securing said multi-heel connector to a top wall plate; and at least one blocking tab for securing a blocking member adjacent said joist, wherein said blocking tab is adjacent said horizontal base platform section, said blocking tab including through-holes for fasteners to secure said blocking member between said joist, and to a wall plate.