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US 4,480,941 AGranted
Double shear angled fastener connector
AssigneeSimpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.
InventorsTyrell T. Gilb, Alfred D. Commins
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Abstract
A double shear angled fastener sheet metal connector for connecting a wood held member to a wood holding member wherein the connector includes a side member formed with a restricted opening and a held-holding fastener driven at an angle through a portion of the end of the held member and into the holding member. The head end of the fastener is closely held by the metal side member. In the preferred form, the connector is formed with a header side which is fastened to the holding member thereby limiting bending of the held-holding fastener.
Claims15
A sheet metal wood-to-wood structural connector for joining wood members the connection comprising:
- a. an elongated wood structural holding member having a generally planar connecting face;
- b. an elongated wood structural held member having a generally planar first side face and a generally planar end face in abutting face-to-face contact with said planar connecting face;
- c. said connector having a first metal side member having portions in a first plane engaging said first side face of said held member and formed with a first restricted opening therethrough;
- d. a first held-holding fastener for double-shear connection having a shank formed with a head, a head end shank portion, a proximal held shank portion and a distal holding shank portion with said head having a width greater than the width of said first restricted opening in said side member of said connector, adapted for being driven through a portion of said held member and into said holding member so that said distal holding shank portion penetrates a portion of said holding member for secure holding relation by said holding member and said proximal held shank portion is in secure closely held contact with a portion of said held member;
- e. said first held-holding fastener and said first plane of said first metal side form a first selected angle;
- f. said first restricted opening is formed with a width slightly larger than the width of said head end shank portion of said first held-holding fastener so that when said first fastener is inserted through said first restricted opening at said first selected angle, the sides of said first restricted opening register with opposed sides of said head end shank portion of said first held-holding fastener and prevent relative movement between said first held-holding fastener and said connector;
- g. a first metal header side member integrally attached at an angle to said first metal side member and positioned in engagement with said planar connecting face of said wood holding member and formed with at least one header fastener opening therethrough;
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- h. a header fastener for single-shear connection inserted through said header fastener opening joining said metal header side to said holding member and thereby causing said head end shank portion of said first held-holding fastener to be securely held in relation to said holding member, resulting in a reduction in end splitting of said held member due to the relative absense of bending in said proximal held shank portion of said first held-holding fastener under normal design loading.
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A sheet metal wood-to-wood connector for joining wood members, the connection comprising:
- a. an elongated wood structural holding member having a generally planar connecting face;
- b. an elongate wood structural held member having a generally planar first side face and a generally planar end face in abutting face-to-face contact with said planar connecting face;
- c. said connector having a first metal side member having portions in a first plane engaging said first side face of said held member and formed with a first restricted opening therethrough;
- d. a first held-holding fastener for double-shear connection having a shank formed with a head, a head end shank portion, a proximal held shank portion and a distal holding shank portion with said head having a width greater than the width of said first restricted opening in said side member of said connector, adapted for being driven through a portion of said held member and into said holding member so that said distal holding shank portion penetrated a portion of said holding member for secure holding relation by said holding member and said proximal held shank portion is in secure closely held contact with a portion of said held member;
- e. said first held-holding fastener and said first plane of said first metal side form a first selected angle;
- f. said first restricted opening is formed with a width slightly larger than the width of said head end shank portion of said first held-holding fastener so that when said first fastener is inserted through said first restricted opening at said first selected angle, the sides of said first restricted opening register with opposed sides of said head end shank portion of said first held-holding fastener and prevent relative movement between said first held-holding fastener and said connector;
- g. a first top flange having a depending member connected to said first metal side member at an angle and formed with a first top flange opening therethrough;
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- h. a first top flange fastener for single-shear connection dimensioned for insertion through said opening in said first top flange and into said holding member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.