Slope and skew hanger
AssigneeSimpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.
InventorsJoe L Wesney, Kashane Vilasineekul
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Abstract
A connector is provided to attach a supported member to a supporting member, with the supported member being in sloped and skewed relation to the supporting member. The hanger has left and right back members and left and right side support members attached to the left and right back members respectively. A seat member attaches to both the left and right back members along aligned left and right seat bend lines. A pair of seat side members can extend from the seat member. A pair of left and right jutting tabs extend from the left and right back members respectively.
Claims14
A connection between a supported member and a supporting member, the connection comprising:
- a. the supported member, the supported member having left and right sides that are generally parallel to each other and are spaced apart a first selected distance, the supported member also having an end face that meets with the left and right sides of the supported member at left and right side edges of the end face, the supported member also having a top face and a bottom face that meet with the left and right sides and the end face;
- b. the supporting member, the supporting member having an attachment face with the end face of the supported member being in close proximity to the attachment face such that the end face of the supported member abuts with the attachment face of the supporting member, or one of the left and right side edges of the end face is in close proximity to the attachment face of the supporting member;
- c. a connector, the connector having left and right generally planar back members connected by a generally planar seat member, the left and right back members generally lie in a single plane and are connected to each other only through the seat member, the seat member being attached to the left and right back members along aligned left and right seat bend lines, the left and right back members extend upwardly from the left and right seat bend lines, and above the left and right seat bend lines, the left and right back members are spaced apart a second selected distance that is greater than the first selected distance between the left and right sides of the supported member, and the left and right back members are disposed orthogonally to the left and right side members of the supported member, and the seat member interfaces with the bottom face of the supported member;
- the connector further having left and right side support members attached to the left and right back members respectively, the left and right side support members are generally planar members, the left side support member is non-parallel with the left back member, and the right side support member is non-parallel with the right back member, the left and right side support members contact the attachment face of the supporting member and are not in contact with the left and right sides of the supported member, fasteners are driven through the left side support member and into the supporting member, and fasteners are driven through the right side support member and into the supporting member;
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- d. fasteners attach the connector to the supported member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.