Patent ID: 7503533

Claim:
A bracket for joining structural numbers, comprising: a body portion having a first triangular side and a second triangular side, each triangular side being substantially the same size and shape and including a top edge, a bottom edge opposite the top edge, and a base edge connecting the top to the bottom edge; a top section joining the first side and the second side along the top edge of each triangle so that the first side and the second side are spaced apart and parallel to each other; wherein the spaced apart sides form a pocket for receiving a first structural member, the pocket being of sufficient depth so that once received into the pocket the first structural member does not extend beyond the bottom edge of the triangle, the first side having an orifice and the second side having a corresponding orifice for receiving a first connection member therethrough for joining together the body portion and the first structural member, the bottom edge of each triangular side being configured to contact a second structural member substantially flush along the entire length of each bottom edge; and wherein the top section includes an orifice for receiving a second connection member therethrough for joining together the body portion and the second structural member, the body portion being configured to join the first structural member to the second structural member at an angle other than zero degrees relative to each other.