Concealed Joist Tie with Sloped Center Flange

A connection between a first structural member and a second structural member made with a connector and one or more first fasteners and one or more second fasteners, the connection comprising:

• a. the first structural member having an attachment surface;
• b. the second structural member having an abutment surface disposed in close proximity to the attachment surface of the first structural member, the second structural member having a slotted opening in the abutment surface;
• c. the connector having a generally planar attachment web inserted in the slotted opening of the second structural member, the attachment web being defined by an outer edge and an oppositely disposed rear edge near the abutment surface of the second structural member, an upper bracketing edge and an oppositely disposed lower bracketing edge, the connector having one or more generally planar fastening flanges connected to the rear edge of the attachment web, the one or more fastening flanges being disposed generally parallel to the attachment surface of the first structural member and at an angle to the attachment web, the fastening flanges being connected to the rear edge of the attachment web by fastening flange bends that are substantially aligned with or closely adjacent to the rear edge of the attachment flange, the one or more fastening flanges being attached to the first structural member by the one or more first fasteners, the attachment web being attached to the second structural member by the one or more second fasteners;
• wherein
• d. the lower bracketing edge has a rear termination point where the lower bracketing edge intersects with the rear edge of the attachment web, and a portion of the rear edge of the attachment web that is near the rear termination point and intersects with the termination point is generally linear, and the lower bracketing edge travels away from the rear termination point in a direction that is less than an acute angle to the linear portion of the rear edge that is near and intersects with the termination point, and the outer edge of the attachment web is disposed within the elongated slot in the second structural member.