Patent ID: 8356449

Claim:
A connector ( 1 ) comprising: a. a first substantially planar attachment tab ( 2 ) having an attachment face ( 20 ) and an opposite outer face ( 21 ); b. a first substantially planar seat member ( 3 ) having an inner face ( 22 ), an opposite outer face ( 23 ), and a first tie member opening ( 4 ), said first seat member ( 3 ) being integrally connected to said first attachment tab ( 2 ) at a first bend line ( 5 ); c. a first substantially planar support leg ( 6 ) having an inner face ( 24 ), an opposite outer face ( 25 ), and a second tie member opening ( 7 ), said first support leg ( 6 ) being integrally attached to said first seat member ( 3 ) at a second bend line ( 8 ), said first bend line ( 5 ) and said second bend line ( 8 ) being substantially parallel to each other and separated from each other by said first seat member ( 3 ); and d. a second substantially planar attachment tab ( 9 ) having an attachment face ( 26 ) and an opposite outer face ( 27 ), said second attachment tab ( 9 ) being integrally attached to said first support leg ( 6 ) at a third bend line ( 10 ), said second bend line ( 8 ) and said third bend line ( 10 ) being substantially parallel to each other and separated from each other by said first support leg ( 6 ); wherein: i. said first attachment tab ( 2 ) and said first seat member ( 3 ) are substantially orthogonal; ii. said inner face ( 22 ) of said first seat member ( 3 ) and said inner face ( 24 ) of said first support leg ( 6 ) define a first angle ( 28 ) that is acute; iii. said outer face ( 25 ) of said first support leg ( 6 ) and said outer face ( 27 ) of said second attachment tab ( 9 ) define a second angle ( 29 ) that is obtuse; iv. said first substantially planar attachment tab ( 2 ) and said second substantially planar attachment tab ( 9 ) are aligned in a single plane and are separated by said first substantially planar seat member ( 3 ) and said first substantially planar support leg ( 6 ) and are connected only through said first substantially planar seat member ( 3 ) and said first substantially planar support leg ( 6 ); v. said first substantially planar seat member ( 3 ) is orthogonal to said second substantially planar attachment tab ( 9 ); and vi. said first tie member opening ( 4 ) and said second tie member opening ( 7 ) are substantially aligned such that a substantially straight elongated first tie member ( 19 ) may pass through said first tie member opening ( 4 ) and said second tie member opening ( 7 ).