Deck connector

An improved deck connector of the type that is typically cast into concrete members so that adjacent ones of the concrete members may be joined, said deck connector comprising:

• an anchor comprising a substantially planar front face and an opposed rear face, a perimeter of said front and rear faces being defined by a top edge, a bottom edge, a right side, and a left side, an opening formed through said front face and said rear face, and a plurality of legs extending from said right side and said left side of said front and said rear faces;
• a weld plate housing disposed adjacent said rear face of said anchor, said weld plate housing comprising a top half and a bottom half, said top half and said bottom half being attachable to each other to define a void therebetween, said weld plate housing further comprising a slot formed therein in communicating relation to said void and said slot being disposed in registry with said opening of said anchor;
• a weld plate movably disposed within said void, said weld plate comprising a front edge dimensioned and configured to extend through said slot of said weld plate housing and said opening of said anchor, wherein said weld plate defines a substantially T-shaped perimeter, said front edge being defined by a distal end of the leg of said T-shape, and a width defined by the longitudinal dimension of the top bar of said T-shape being greater than a corresponding dimension of said slot of said weld plate housing, whereby said front edge of said weld plate may be disposed outwardly from said front face of said anchor.