Fastening System for Connecting Non-Load Bearing Wall to Truss

A fastener assembly for connecting a non-load bearing wall to a truss comprising:

• a fastener comprising a head, an enlarged flange and a tapered neck which integrally connects with a shank having an axially-extending unthreaded portion and a threaded portion comprising a thread with a major diameter;
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• a sleeve retained on said fastener and having an axial length less than the axial length of said unthreaded portion, and disposed about said unthreaded portion and axially displaceable thereon, said sleeve having a generally uniform outside diameter which is less than an outside diametrical portion of said neck, or said flange and is less than the major diameter of the thread of the threaded portion.

A truss/non-load bearing wall connection system comprising:

• a truss;
• a non-load bearing wall disposed below said truss and comprising a top plate defining a bore;
• a fastener carrying a sleeve disposed in said bore and threaded into said truss wherein a gap is formed between said truss and said top plate, and said fastener is slidable relative to said sleeve.