Patent ID: 7458188

Claim:
A structural alignment member for use in operably receiving a structural support member, said structural alignment member comprising: a single-piece main body being partially separated into a plurality of support member receptor portions, said main body having: (a) a base partially separated into a series of base portions each associated with a support member receptor portion; (b) a first end flange extending substantially perpendicularly from a first side of the base portion and further extending substantially along a length of said base portion; (c) a first crease in said first end flange, said first crease including a first apex that is spaced from a plane of a portion of said first end flange adjacent to said first crease; (d) a second crease in said base portion, said second crease including a second apex that is spaced from a plane of a portion of said base portion adjacent to said second crease, wherein said first and second creases coextensively meet at a merge point and integrally connect respective adjacent support member receptor portions to permit said support member receptor portions to be repositioned with respect to one another along a plurality of distinct planes; and (e) a second end flange extending substantially perpendicularly from a second side of said base portion and further extending substantially along said length of said base portion, said second end flange being separated into a series of separated and overlapping end flange portions each associated with a respective support member receptor portion.