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US 5,564,248 AGranted
Construction hanger and method of making the same
AssigneeUnited Steel Products Company
InventorGerald Callies
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Abstract
A construction hanger for supporting a joist, rafter or the like to a support beam, in which the hanger is provided with a holddown tab for insuring proper seating of the joist to the hanger during the installation process. The invention also relates to a method of making such a hanger.
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A hanger for supporting a wooden construction member, comprising:
- a seat portion having a seat bottom with a pair of side edges;
- a pair of seat flanges extending from said side edges of said seat bottom, said seat flanges spaced from one another and each having a facing side facing the other of said seat flanges and each having a front edge and a rear edge;
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- at least one rigid hold down tab on one of said facing sides extending inwardly from said one facing side toward the other of said facing sides, said hold down tab spaced from and positioned entirely between said front and rear edges and being defined by a fold line having first and second ends and extending parallel to said seat bottom and a pair of slits in said one facing side, said slits starting, at and extending respectively from said first and second ends and converging downwardly toward said seat bottom to an intersection point such that said intersection point is closer to said seat bottom than said fold line,, said hold down tab further comprising a single planar surface throughout its entirety.
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A hanger for supporting a supported wooden member relative to a supporting wooden member, comprising:
- a seat portion for supporting said supported wooden member, said seat portion having a seat bottom with a pair of side edges and a pair of seat flanges extending from said side edges each of said seat flanges having a front edge and a rear edge;
- a support flange connected to said rear edge of each of said seat flanges for connection to said supporting member;
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- a hold down tab formed in at least one of said seat flanges, said holddown tab comprising a substantially rigid tab having a retaining free edge extending toward said seat bottom for retaining engagement with said supported wooden member, said hold down tab spaced from and positioned entirely between said front and rear edges and being defined by a fold line having first and second ends and extending parallel to said seat bottom and a pair of slits in said one facing side, said slits starting at and extending respectively from said first and second ends and converging downwardly toward said seat bottom to an intersection point such that said intersection point is closer to said seat bottom than said fold line, said hold down tab further comprising a single planar surface throughout its entirety.
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A wooden construction comprising:
- a wooden supporting member having a top edge, a pair of side faces and a bottom edge;
- a wooden supported member having a top edge, a pair of side faces, and a bottom edge;
- a hanger for supporting said supported member relative to said supporting member, said hanger comprising:
- a seat portion for supporting engagement with the bottom edge of said supported member and having a seat bottom with a first side and a second side and seat flanges extending from said first side and said second side, each of said seat flanges halving a front edge and a rear edge;
- a support flange connected with each said seat flange for connection with said supporting member;
- a hold down tab formed in at least one of said seat flanges, said holddown tab comprising a substantially rigid tab having a base and retaining edge which includes a tip extending toward said seat bottom for retaining engagement with a side face of said supported member, said hold down tab spaced from and positioned entirely between said front and rear edges and being defined by a fold line having first and second ends and extending parallel to said seat bottom and a pair of slits in said one facing side, said slits starting at and extending respectively from said first and second ends and converging downwardly toward said seat bottom to an intersection point such that said intersection point is closer to said seat bottom than said fold line, said hold down tab further comprising a single planar surface throughout its entirety.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.