Abstract: A method of reducing corrosion in an article of construction hardware resulting from exposure to ACQ treated lumber and an article of construction hardware treated in accordance with such method.

Abstract: A concealed connection mechanism for connecting a pair of stair stringers to the front face of a rim joist.

Abstract: A unitary, one-piece anchor for connecting a roof truss or other building structural member to a cementitious wall to resist uplift and lateral forces.

Abstract: A post support having a post receiving box. The box includes a pair of adjacent sides having internally raised portions and a pair of opposite sides being free of such raised portions and being substantially open along one edge.

Abstract: A post support having a post receiving box. The box includes a pair of adjacent sides having internally raised portions and a pair of opposite sides being free of such raised portions and being substantially open along one edge.

Abstract: A unitary construction hanger constructed from a single piece of material and having a flange portion with a pair of top flanges and a pair of front flanges which are closely adjacent to one another and an integrally connected hanger portion, with the hanger being formed without the use of welding, a blank for forming the hanger of unitary construction and a method of making the hanger of unitary construction.

Abstract: A unitary truss clip for interconnecting adjacent truss members comprising a base, first and second top flanges extending from the base in opposite directions, first and second bottom flanges extending from the base in opposite directions and nail receiving openings in each of the top and bottom flanges.

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.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of construction hardware, and more particularly, to an adjustable post base for supporting a construction post relative to a concrete footing or the like. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing such an adjustable post base.

Abstract: A slope and skew hanger for connecting a rafter to a beam at a variety of slope and skew angles. The hanger includes a connection portion and an integrally attached seat portion which is connected with the connection portion along a bend line. The connection portion includes a central opening, a pair of side connecting brackets joined by connecting strips and adapted for connection to the beam, and a pair of centrally positioned connection flanges extending outwardly from the front face of the connection portion and adapted for connection with the sides of the rafter. A further feature of the present invention is the provision of a raised spherical portion and an offset nail receiving opening to facilitate the angled nailing of such a hanger or bracket to the beam or rafter.

Abstract: A construction method is disclosed which utilizes entirely squared-end framing members to build a pitched roof building.

Abstract: A hanger bracket for fastening a framing member to a strut of geodesic building structure, the struts of which define the planar faces of at least part of a regular geometric shape. The hanger bracket has a back and a top support member extending from the top end of the back and inclining toward the bottom end of the back at an angle to the back of substantially one-half the angle of intersection of the planar faces. A bottom support member is opposed to the top support member and extends parallel thereto from the bottom end of the back. The back may be fastened to a side surface of the strut with the top end extending away from the center of the geometric shape and the support members extending into the planar face of the geometric shape defined in part by the strut.

Abstract: A junction plate is disclosed which is formed by stamping from a metal disk and which is adapted to secure together a plurality of main struts to form a polygonal geodesic structure, such as an icosahedron. The junction plate includes a series of main strut channels which are bent relative to a flat central portion of the plate so that they are parallel to the main struts of the structure to receive and hold the main struts in the main strut channels. There are also formed in the plate a series of auxiliary strut channels intended to receive ends of auxiliary struts which may be inserted into the structure to support the surface faces of the structure to allow easier covering of the structure using conventional building materials. The auxiliary strut channels are particularly shaped and adapted to allow easy and quick installation of auxiliary struts into the structure with a minimum of shaping necessary to the auxiliary strut.