A single-piece, nonwelded multiple truss metal hanger connector is presented for connecting first and second supported wood members to a supporting wood member. One of the supported members is oriented at 90.degree. with respect to the supporting member and the other supported member is oriented at a skewed angle. The connector has a flat seat for receiving the supported members and a pair of side flanges which extend perpendicularly upward from opposite side edges of the seat to form a U-shaped structure. A pair of end flanges extend perpendicularly from the rear edges of the side flanges. A pair of flange extensions extend outwardly from the forward edges of the side flanges at skewed angles. This construction permits either one of the supported members to be received by the hanger connector and oriented at 90.degree. from the supporting member while the other one of the supported members is received by the connector and oriented at the skewed angle, thus eliminating the need for separate right hand and left hand devices.
A multiple truss connection in which one or two trusses, such as a right hip truss and a jack truss, or a left hip truss and a jack truss, or two hip trusses are connected to a supporting girder by means of a sheet metal hanger. The sheet metal hanger is constructed from a single sheet metal blank in which no welding is required. The sheet metal hanger includes a seat member, first and second backwall members which are connected to the supporting girder and first and second side members connected to the supported trusses. A flange member integrally connected to the seat provides further connection when a jack truss is supported. The identical sheet metal hanger can also be used in a multiple framing member connection in which the wood members are standard lumber rather than trusses.
A web connector, a building component connection and a method for connecting a first building component to a second building component. One embodiment of the web connector includes a rib member that is attachable to a web portion of the first building component and an attachment plate extending outward from the rib member. The rib member may be sized so that it is received on a leg portion that protrudes from the web portion of the first building component. The attachment plate is attachable to an attachment flange of the second building component. In another embodiment, the web connector includes two rib members and an attachment member that forms two plates for attaching two additional building components thereto.
A blocking anchor (20) allows connection of each end of an engineered or dimensional lumber bridge between first and second parallel joists. Each blocking anchor includes a saddle (22), which cradles the end of the bridge, and a pair of fastening flanges, which allow attachment to the side of the joist. The saddle is formed by a base (30), from which first and second legs (40), (50) extend. The saddle is sized to fit over the end of dimensional lumber or engineered beams. The first and second fastening flanges (60), (70) extend from opposed sides of the base, perpendicular to the legs. Fastener holes defined in each leg and in the fastening flanges allow the use of screws, possibly nails, or other fasteners to attach the legs to the bridge and the fastening flanges to the joist.
The present invention is a mounting bracket for the construction of a deck. The mounting bracket has a separating flange, a joist-fastening portion, a support flange, and a plank-fastening flange. The separating flange and the plank-fastening flange are generally located in a first plane. The joist-fastening portion is generally located perpendicular to the first plane. The joist-fastening portion has a joist-fastening hole for securing the mounting bracket to a vertical joist. The support flange includes an access hole to provide access through the support flange to allow an installer to install a first fastener in the joist-fastening hole. The plank-fastening flange includes a plank-fastening hole for securing the mounting bracket to a horizontal plank.
The present invention is a mounting bracket for the construction of a deck. The mounting bracket has a separating flange, a joist-fastening portion, a support flange, and a plank-fastening flange. The separating flange and the plank-fastening flange are generally located in a first plane. The joist-fastening portion is generally located perpendicular to the first plane. The joist-fastening portion has a joist-fastening hole for securing the mounting bracket to a vertical joist. The support flange includes an access hole to provide access through the support flange to allow an installer to install a first fastener in the joist-fastening hole. The plank-fastening flange includes a plank-fastening hole for securing the mounting bracket to a horizontal plank.
