Patent ID: 6988346

Claim:
A connection comprising: a. a plurality of substantially parallel structural members; b. a first structural member comprising a first side, a second side and a first juncture between said first side and said second side; c. a strap member having an upper surface, a lower surface, a first side edge, a second side edge, and a first end edge; d. a strap holder having an upper face and a lower face, said lower face being dimensioned to interface with said first side of said first structural member and attached only to said first structural member of said plurality of structural members; and e. a plurality of fasteners; wherein i. said lower surface of said strap member interfaces with said first side of said first structural member; ii. said lower face of said strap holder interfaces with said upper surface of said strap member, extending beyond said first side edge to interface with said first side of said first structural member; iii. at least one of said plurality of fasteners passes through both said strap holder and said strap member and into said first side of said first structural member; iv. at least one of said plurality of fasteners passes through only said strap holder into said first side of said first structural member; and v. said strap member crosses over said plurality of substantially parallel structural members and, in substantially the same plane, said second side of said first structural member, interfacing with said second side of said first structural member, and said strap member is bent over said first juncture.