Patent ID: 7856763

Claim:
A truss hold-down connector, comprising: a vertical connector web having a top edge, a bottom end, a front face, a rear face and first and second longitudinal edges; a bottom attachment leg protruding outward from said front face at said bottom end of said vertical connector web, said bottom attachment leg configured for attachment to a bearing member; a first attachment tab protruding inward from said rear face along a portion of said first longitudinal edge adjacent said top edge of said vertical connector web, said first attachment tab having a first longitudinal length; a second attachment tab protruding inward from said rear face along a portion of said second longitudinal edge and being spaced a longitudinally offset distance from said top edge that is greater than or equal to said first longitudinal length of said first attachment tab such that said second attachment tab is substantially parallel to and longitudinally offset from said first attachment tab to define a truss web receiving area therebetween adjacent at least a portion of said rear face of said vertical connector web for receiving a portion of a truss therein; and at least one predrilled hole in at least one of said first and second attachment tabs; the connector being free of any opposing structure on said second longitudinal edge directly laterally across from the first attachment tab and the connector being free of any opposing structure on said first longitudinal edge directly laterally across from the second attachment tab.