Multi-piece truss plate for use in joining two structural members

Apparatus, comprising:

• a first structural member having a first side surface;
• a second structural member having a second side surface;
• wherein the first and second structural members meet at a joint;
• a bridge plate having a central portion bridging across the joint and further having a first peripheral portion extending from the central portion in a direction of the first structural member and a second peripheral portion extending from the central portion in a direction of the second structural member, where each peripheral portion includes at least one slot-shaped aperture and at least one first opening, wherein each slot-shaped aperture is substantially rectangular and includes a length and a width, wherein the length of each slot-shaped aperture is greater than the corresponding width and each length extends perpendicularly to the corresponding peripheral portion;
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• a stirrup plate for each peripheral portion, each stirrup plate including an interlocking mounting flange having at least one extending tab member received by the at least one slot-shaped aperture and at least one second opening configured to align with said at least one first opening when said at least one extending tab member is received by said at least one slot-shaped aperture.

A multi-piece truss plate assembly, comprising:

• a bridge plate having a central portion configured to bridge across a joint formed by abutment of a first structural member extending in a first direction and a second structural member extending in a second direction, the bridge plate further having a first peripheral portion extending from the central portion in the first direction and a second peripheral portion extending from the central portion in the second direction, where each peripheral portion includes a slot-shaped aperture and a first opening;
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• a plurality of stirrup plates, each stirrup plate configured to couple to a respective peripheral portion, each stirrup plate including an interlocking mounting flange having an extending tab member received by the slot-shaped aperture and a second opening configured to align with the first opening when the extending tab member is received by the slot-shaped aperture;
• wherein each stirrup plate includes an ornamental flange extending from and being planarly offset from each interlocking mounting flange at a z-bend by a thickness of the bridge plate.