Abstract: A jig for aiding in securing a fascia board on the downwardly extended ends of a row of eaves of a frame of a building being constructed including a U shaped member and an angle bracket with an angle bracket with one leg swivelly attached to an end of one leg of the U shaped member. Two jigs are used for temporarily supporting the board across the ends of the row of eaves permitting that the board be nailed to the ends of the eaves. The jig is preferably made of resiliently flexible polycarbonate so that the jig can be twisted when required to enable aligning of the board in a required direction.

Abstract: The hanger body includes a hook for engaging the “Ogee” bead and a clip for slipping over the top edge of the rear wall of the gutter. It also includes a pair of upstruck tabs having openings at their upper ends semi-permanently supporting a fastener at an angle appropriate for driving. As the fastener is driven toward the clip in installation, it drives through the opening of the first tab, and collapses the second tab against the clip to serve as a washer and a reinforcement to better support the hanger and gutter.

Abstract: A holdown has a back with at least one first fastener opening in the back, a pair of mutually spaced side walls extending from the back and a seat extending from the side walls, the seat having mutually spaced, elongate, flat seat surface portions extending along and adjacent the side walls at substantially right angles to the plane of the back. A second fastener opening is formed in the seat midway between the side walls and the back, the side walls and the seat are being formed in one piece of sheet metal. A sheet metal clamp member having mutually-spaced, parallel opposite, flat edges, convex and concave major surfaces between the edges and a second fastener opening extending through the clamp member midway between the edges; is dimensioned for edge-to-edge surface seeking abutment of the edges with respective ones of the seat surface portions.

Abstract: A roofing truss (3) has an end plate (10) for engagement against a flange (1a) of a supporting I-beam (1). To aid assembly of the truss and I-beam and to locate the same after assembly the upper end of the plate (10) carries on the surface to face the I-beam a bifurcated guide means (11, 12) arranged to extend over the upper portions of the flange (1a) and to engage on either side of a central web (1b) of the I-beam (1).

Abstract: A joist hanger includes a thin, flat base whose back side defines a surface area sufficient to cover a rearwardly-tapered through-hole formed in an interior panel of a modular wall preform. The joist hanger includes at least one anchor member on the back side of the base. Each anchor member extends rearwardly from the base into the through-hole to a depth greater the nominal thickness of the first panel. Each anchor member defines an angled deflecting surface such that, with the joist hanger's base secured to the panel so as to cover the through-hole, and with the anchor members extending into and through the through-hole, wall material poured into the preform will be urged by the deflecting surfaces toward the back side of the joist hanger, into the through-hole and around the anchor members, whereby the presence of voids behind the joist hanger is greatly reduced.

Abstract: An anchoring system for anchoring bricks to a wall includes an anchoring bracket which is mounted adjacent to the wall and a receiving slot in the bracket for receiving a brick support therein. The anchoring bracket is secured to the wall using threaded fasteners. The brick support includes a supporting flange and a mounting flange mounted in an L-shaped orientation. The receiving slot supports the mounting flange therein such that the supporting flange extends laterally outward from the wall for supporting the bricks thereon.

Abstract: A metal connector that securely ties together the structural members of the roof and wall on a wood frame house. The connector correctly places each structural member for maximum structural integrity. The connector has a large surface area for maximum strength, and precise nail holes to avoid splitting and assuring correct attachment to the structural member. The connector grasps the structural members to avoid detachment of any structural members during hurricanes. The connector has tabs and gussets to avoid twisting, lateral forces, thrusting, and uplift. The connector helps form the roof to wall connection into a strong shear wall to avoid building damage during earthquakes.

Abstract: A frame material that can be easily formed as a pillar or beam by appropriately adjusting the length and/or strength thereof, a joint portion of which is uniform and smooth, a residual portion of which can be used as a joint, and which can easily be combined with other building materials. The frame material is formed into an elongate shape, and a cross section crossing at right angles a longitudinal axis thereof is formed into a rectangular shape with the length of a shorter side of the rectangular cross section being made one-third of the length of a longer side.

Abstract: A weldless connection system for U-beam particle separators is provided in which one end of each U-beam is provided with sides and a back that are separated from each other forming tabs. The tabs may be bent, or folded, about 90.degree. inward toward the channel formed by the U-beam. The back tab may be twice as long as the side tabs, and the extra half length of the tab can be folded about 180.degree. back at the back of the U-beam in a double thickness. Each tab has a hole therethrough. The double-length back tab has two holes; one hole is provided through each half. When the tabs are bent inward, the holes align. A bolt and washer placed through the aligned holes may be used to secure the tabs, and thus the U-beam, to a furnace roof structure. An alternate embodiment of the invention is provided in which only the sides of the U-beam form tabs which extend past the bottom of the U-beam.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a truss splice shoe hat can be used to assemble members of lumber roof trusses of residential buildings. The truss splice shoe is a U-shaped plate made of steel, with unitary prongs formed in the sidewalls used as fastening means to truss members. Each unitary prong has an elongated, curved portion tapering to a penetrating end. After arranging the truss members in the desired configuration, only a single truss splice shoe needs to be installed to form a strong joint with ease and with minimum of labor. The truss splice shoe can also be used to repair a distressed truss member or to provide a joint in a truss member.

Abstract: A gusset for joining first and second abutting support trusses wherein the gusset comprises a plate having a body portion and a finger portion. The body portion is adapted to be abutted against and fastened to a side of the first support truss at one end thereof and the finger portion is adapted to extend beyond the end of the first truss when the body portion is fastened to the first support truss. The finger portion is further adapted to hangingly engage at least one element of the second support truss for supporting the one end of the first truss thereon without fastening the first truss to the second truss.

Abstract: A holder for use in building construction for holding anchor bolts, rebar, in-concrete plumbing, and the like, in predetermined positions during the pouring of concrete therearound The holder is molded in one piece from a suitable plastic and includes an elongated base plate, the front end which has an end hole therethrough; a sleeve projecting from the base plate over the end bole; elongated first and second re-enforcing side ribs providing from the base plate and connected to the sleeve; an end rib partially wrapped around the sleeve and integrally joining the sleeve and the forward ends of the side ribs where they meet the sleeve; a center rib projecting from the base plate between the side ribs and also connected to the sleeve; webs projecting from the base plate, interconnecting the side and center ribs, and having nail holes therethrough, and preferably also including an end plate.

Abstract: The present invention is a channel-shaped connector for connecting a first building structural member to a second building structural member in conjunction with fasteners and an anchor member to resist forces on buildings imposed by earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes and other similar cataclysmic forces. A connector constructed in accordance with the present invention consists of a back member formed to interface with the fasteners for attaching the back member to the first building structural member, a first side member connected to the back member, a second side member connected to the back member, and first and second anchor receiving members. Both the first and second anchor receiving members extend laterally between the first and second side members, and both the first and second anchor receiving members are connected to the first and second side members.

Abstract: A building construction assembly comprises a plurality of vertical columns that cooperate with a plurality of horizontal beams to collectively define a substantially planar frame border of a building. The vertical columns are in the form of upright trusses having a first upstanding member formed with a pair of angle irons. Each of the angle irons has a first projecting leg and a second projecting leg. The first projecting legs extend inwardly relative to the border in spaced parallel relation and the second projecting legs extend in opposite directions along a common line. A support clip is attached to the first upstanding member for supporting an associated horizontal beam in such a position that the outer facing surfaces of the horizontal beam and the first upstanding member defines the substantially planar border. The support clip is defined by a plate for supporting the associated horizontal beam and a load-bearing flange for retaining the horizontal beam.

Abstract: A connector having a concave seat member for connecting a first building structural member to a second building structural member in conjunction with fasteners and an anchor member to resist forces on buildings imposed by earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes and other similar cataclysmic forces. A connector constructed in accordance with the present invention consists of a concave seat member, formed with an opening for receiving an anchor member therethrough to attach the connector to a second building structural member such as a foundation, a first side member connected to the concave seat member, a second side member connected to the concave seat member, and a back member connected to the first and second side members. The back member attaches with fasteners to a first building structural member such as stud in a framed shear wall.

Abstract: A bracket, for facilitating installation of window units, has a support arm and a lower arm, parallel to and spaced apart from each other, and interconnected by a transitional section. Two or more brackets may be used during installation of a window. The lower arm of each bracket is positioned under the sill member, so that the transitional section comes close to the interior edge of the sill member, and each support arm passes over, and cantilevers beyond, the sill member. The window being installed may then be temporarily supported on the cantilevering support arms. Retainers such as screwdrivers may be positioned in holes provided near the ends of the support arms to prevent the window from sliding off the support arms. The brackets may be nailed or screwed to the sill member through holes provided in the transitional sections.

Abstract: A device for forming a framework of a wooden building includes a steel made square tube which is capable of tightly receiving a top portion of a post in a lower portion of the tube and a bottom portion of another post in an upper portion of the tube. The device also includes a joint which has a belt-shape base portion situated in the vertical direction and a flange portion projecting perpendicularly from the center of the base portion. The device further comprises a bolt and joint stick. The bolt attaches the base portion of the joint to the square tube. The joint stick passes through a hole of a transverse lumber and an opening of the flange portion of the joint, while the flange portion is inserted in a slit at the edge portion of the transverse lumber.

Abstract: A reinforcing bar support or hanger for use in a masonry block wall incorporates a pair of supporting arms for contacting the surface of a supporting block and includes vertically extending hanger members terminating in a rebar cradle for receiving and supporting a rebar to be positioned within the wall. The support arms have a transverse length less than the transverse thickness of the masonry wall and the vertical thickness of the support arms is equal to or less than the thickness of the mortar joints between successive courses of the wall. The hanger may include longitudinally extending ridges for assisting in the transverse positioning of the hanger within the masonry block.

Abstract: A novel clip for connecting each of a series of metal studs in a building wall to a metal channel passing through an opening formed in each stud. The clip is formed of a plate bent into a right angle. One section of the plate forms a saddle portion adapted to straddle and be secured to the channel. A second section of the plate is adapted to be attached to a wall stud. In a first embodiment, the second section has a pair of plates offset from each other so that one of the plates resides behind and the other plate resides in front of the web of the stud to which the plates are assembled. In a second embodiment, the clip has a single plate which is attached to the stud. A third embodiment includes a stiffening rib formed on each of two plates to improve the rigidity of the clip. The saddle portion and the plates in all embodiments are secured to a respective channel and stud by a screw, rivet or the like.

Abstract: A main body, composed of a pair of L-shaped metal plates combined with each other in a back-to-back positional relation, is secured to a first wooden member with a U-shaped stopper by bolts and nuts. A second wooden member is secured with the first wooden member as a vertical slit made at the edge portion thereof receives the combined metal plates secured to the first wooden member, and joint bars are firmly inserted into holes and openings made through the second wooden member and the combined metals accordingly.

Abstract: A jointing metal fitting for joining wooden members in buildings is formed of a metal fitting main body having a U-shaped cross section, a securing device for securing the metal fitting main body to a first wooden member, and an axial securing device for securing a second wooden member to the metal fitting main body. The metal fitting main body includes a plate-like back section to be secured to the first wooden member, a plate-like holder section to be secured to the second wooden member, and a plate-like side section for linking the side of the back section and the side of the holder section. An axial securing groove is formed in the holder section to have an upper part opened to an upper end of the holder section. The first and second wooden members can be firmly and easily joined by the metal fitting.

Abstract: A reusable anchor bolt template (10) and method for suspending an anchor bolt (56) into a concrete material (53) and adapted to be fastened to a single form element (54) at a top end and a bottom end of the form element (54). The preferred embodiment (10) of a reusable anchor bolt template is comprised of a form plate (11) that engages and rests upon the top portion of the form element (54). Adjustably attached to the form plate (11) is a securing strap (12) for engaging the bottom end of the form element (54), thereby securing the template (10) to the form element (54). Attached to the form plate (11) is a means for suspending an anchor bolt (56) into poured concrete (53), preferably comprising a first and second primary support elements (18, 19) attached in cantilever fashion to the form plate (11). In the preferred embodiment (10), two parallel secondary support members (27, 28) are adjustably attached at each end to the first and second primary support members (18, 19).

Abstract: One piece joist hanger formed of heavy gauge sheet metal for fastening of a steel joist to a supporting member. A horizontally aligned upper tab member aligns to and rests on the supporting member to position the joist hanger during installation and prior to fastening. A horizontally aligned lower tab member allows the joist to simply rest on the lower tab prior to fastening.

Abstract: A floor joist retainer for use in a concrete foundation formed by pouring concrete into forms which has a floor joist retainer body having an open front side, closed sides and bottom, and open top side, and is sized to receive and support the end of a floor joist. The floor joist retainer is first attached to the interior surface of the interior form for the foundation wall at the desired elevation and the concrete then poured into the form and allowed to cure. When the forms are then removed, the floor joist retainer presents a body sized to receive and support a floor joist at a predetermined elevational level, irrespective of the final elevation of the top surface of the concrete foundation wall.

Abstract: An adjustable hanging bracket having an elongated spine with a longitudinal axis. The spine has a first portion and a second portion. First and second opposed ears extend from the first portion of the spine in a direction transverse to the axis. Each of the ears have distal ends. First and second opposed flanges extend from the spine in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis and are adjacent to the first and second ears. The first and second flanges form an arcuate taper towards the second portion of the spine. A first and a second seat tab extend longitudinally from the second portion of the spine in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis and forman acute angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the spine. Each of the seat tabs have distal ends. The flanges define a plurality of fastener openings. The openings are aligned about a plurality of vertically spaced axes.

Abstract: A deck fastening system includes an underdeck elongated fastening clip. Such clip is in the form of an elongated metallic sheet of a predetermined width. The clip has a profile defined by a fastening flange, and a depending facia projecting at right angles to the fastening flange from the leading edge thereof, which terminates in an intersecting valley. An angularly upwardly-extending track projects from the intersecting valley at the lower end of the depending facia. A washer flange extends outwardly from the leading edge of the angularly-upwardly-extending track.

Abstract: A supporting device is used to support a floor form assembly on surrounding walls of a structure and includes a plurality of hangers fixed spacedly to the surrounding walls in a horizontal plane. Each of the hangers has a first engaging portion. An elongated mounting seat has a generally U-shaped cross section which has a first arm side, a second arm side, a base side, and an open side opposed to the base side so that the hangers can pass through the open side of the mounting seat. The first arm side has a second engaging portion so that the first engaging portions of the hangers can engage the second engaging portion in order to retain the mounting seat to the hangers. A fastening apparatus is mounted to the external face of the base side of the mounting seat. A support member is secured to the mounting seat by the fastening apparatus. The support member has a top portion which is formed with a supporting plate so that the floor form assembly can be rested on the supporting plate.

Abstract: In a method of post beam construction, a horizontal beam member is connected to a post member by means of a connector element interposed between the two. The connector includes an upper plate member and a lower plate member, bridged by an apertured central member that is offset from the plate members and forms a recess between same.

Abstract: A reusable coupler for accurately setting a threaded anchor in a concrete foundation to be poured having an attachment member for releasable attachment to a supporting structure and a tongue member that is formed with means for releasably gripping the threaded portion of the anchor. The releasable mechanical grip of the reusable coupler on the anchor is strong enough to insure that the orientation and the placement of the anchor will be maintained when the lower portion of the anchor is subjected to laterel forces during the concrete pour. The reusable coupler utilizes a one-piece design, wherein the mechanical gripping means works independantly from the attachment member. The reusable coupler can attach to a single form member for a concrete structure.

Abstract: A fabricated building including a pair of metal sidewalls positioned in an upright spaced apart relationship with a plurality of metal purlins engaged with an upper edge of one of the metal sidewalls so that the plurality of metal purlins extend between the metal sidewalls and maintain them in the upright position.

Abstract: A truss anchor for securely attaching a truss member to an underlying support wall includes at least one unitary band having a cap portion for partially surrounding the truss member, and a wing portion extending downwardly from the cap portion and in angular relation to the cap portion as defined by a longitudinally extending bend in the unitary band. An attachment flange extends downwardly from the wing portion, and in the same vertical plane occupied by the wing portion, for attachment of the anchor to a stud of the underlying support wall. The attachment flange is attached individually or is stacked with a second, adjacent attachment flange for attachment to the stud. Suitable fasteners are used to attach the flanges to the stud.

Abstract: A single entity toolless rafter or joist hanger has a claw with pointed spaced arms forming a mouth in which a conventional wooden base member is inserted. A hook on the other end of the hanger provides a loading surface formed with a force point disposed on an axis laterally offset from the normal vertical axis of the base, thereby promoting a firm gripping action. Automatic locking is achieved by a pivoted arm which gravitationally abuts against the side of the rafter or joist. The hanger is selectively removable simply by raising the pivoted arm and counter rotating the hanger to disengage it from the wood.

Abstract: A blank of a bracket, a bracket, a system using a bracket and a method for mutually securing two or more of a header, a joist and a base, for accurately positioning a header with respect to a base, and for stiffening the webs of a header and a joist to thereby prevent crippling or bending of the webs and to thereby prevent the joist from rolling from side to side. A metal blank can be formed into a bracket which can be used in a system having a header, plural joists and a base whereby the bracket is secured to the header, joist and base for stiffening the webs of C-shaped and/or Z-shaped headers and joists and for aligning and mutually securing the header, joist and base.

Abstract: A hanger for holding and supporting fascia board during installation along the rafters of a roof. The hanger is formed of a saddle or bracket which attaches to the upper edge of the rafter. A fascia catch is pivotally attached to the saddle through an adjusting bar. The catch can be adjusted along the adjusting bar as needed and then locked in place.

Abstract: A positive fastener-angling device for positioning an elongated fastener with respect to the face of a sheet metal connector and a wood member only at a preselected angle which is substantially less than 90.degree. by forming a slit-cut in the sheet metal connector by means of a die which progressively at the same station, forms a fastener guideway in the shape of a half cone. The fastener opening and the guideway are dimensioned so that the fastener can only penetrate the sheet metal connector at a preselected angle set at the factory.

Abstract: A beam support system fastens an end portion of a wood beam to a generally upright surface of a beam-anchoring member. A mutually-cooperative interface structure is provided on a beam-fastening member and on the end portion of the beam, respectively. The interface structure forces the end portion compressively against the upright surface in a direction generally perpendicular thereto automatically in response to engagement of the end portion with the fastening member in a direction generally parallel to the upright surface. The fastening member is mounted to a wood beam-anchoring member preferably by a resiliently-deformable spring member which resiliently compresses the beam-anchoring member in a direction generally perpendicular to the upright surface thereof.

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: A structural hanger connection including a supporting structure having a top surface and a front face; a supported structure disposed at an angle to the front face of the supporting structure and a structural hanger including a top flange element adapted for resting on the top surface of the supporting structure and formed with two pairs of slots formed therein, and a stirrup element formed with ends respectively woven through the slots and forming a connection with the top flange element and including a seat member and a pair of laterally spaced side members connected to the seat member and engaging the supported structure.

Abstract: A rafter-to-support-member connection apparatus includes a single-piece, substantially two-dimensional blank which includes a longitudinal portion and a transverse portion projecting transversely from the longitudinal portion. The longitudinal portion includes a first end region and a second end region. The transverse portion includes transverse connection apertures. A plurality of indicia are located at predetermined crease line locations on the longitudinal portion. The transverse portion and the first end region and the second end region of the longitudinal portion are adapted to be bent with respect to each other along predetermined locations on the transverse portion and the longitudinal portion to form a three-dimensional structure. In one embodiment, the rafter-to-support-member connection apparatus provides an adjustable fascia rafter connection apparatus to connect a wood or metal fascia to the plumb end of a structural metal rafter.

Abstract: A hardware kit for erecting a children's wood play tower of the type including a plurality of vertical support beams, a plurality of stretchers and a plurality of roof joists. The kit includes roof brackets, eave brackets and stretcher brackets and may include a multiplicity of fasteners for attaching the brackets to the beams comprising the play tower. The brackets are designed so that it is not necessary to notch or miter the beams in order to join the beams.

Abstract: A framing system, according to the present invention, comprises a base frame and multiple framing arches attached to the base frame at selected intervals. Each framing arch comprises a pair of lumber leg segments, a pair of lumber roof rib segments, angle frame connectors joining each leg segment to a roof rib segment and joining one roof rib segment to another roof rib segment, base frame connectors joining each leg segment to the base frame, and lumber edge segment and a lumber ridge segment. The edge segments extend transversely of the framing arches with each edge segment being mounted in the angle frame connectors that join leg segments to roof rib segments on one side of the framing system. The ridge segment extends transversely of the framing arches and is mounted in the angle frame connectors that join one roof rib segment to another roof rib segment.

Abstract: A system to join two substantially perpendicular members tightly together. The system finds particular application where it is desired to secure a subfloor to an underlying joist to eliminate squeaking and to rectify a "spongy" floor through reinforcement. The system comprises a brace and a pair of screws of different lengths. The brace includes a pair of working surfaces that meet to form a ninety-degree corner. A flange extends from one of the working surfaces for placement between the top side of the joist and the bottom side of the subfloor. The brace has a pair of parallel pilot holes defined therein for receiving the two screws. The pilot holes are disposed at about a thirty-degree angle relative the joist-mating working surface.

Abstract: This invention provides a process for an improved wooden building in a zone of cold, which comprises a continuous footing having a vertical heat insulation layer along the footing and a horizontal heat insulation layer integrally formed within a slab floor, a sill anchored to the continuous footing, columns erected on the sill with frameworks such as cross-beam and partition cap elements mounted on the columns by means of a metallic joint part, a ceiling with an airtight sealing materials, a roofing, exterior and interior walls with a heat insulation, and others.

Abstract: A sheet metal slope and skew hanger connector has first and second side support members located at opposite sides of a backplate and being bendable relative to the backplate. Each of the side support members is formed with a pair of parallel ribs extending along a marginal edge portion thereof and with nail holes in each of the ribs to facilitate nailing of the connector to a first wood member, the nail holes extending through the connector at laterally outermost sides of the ribs. The connector includes a seat base extending from a bottom portion of the backplate for supportingly engaging an underside of a second wood member, with a pair of seat sides extending from opposite sides of the seat base, and a pair of tab members spaced apart from one another with a portion of the backplate therebetween, with nail holes in the tab members to facilitate nailing of the tab members to the opposite side faces of the second wood member.

Abstract: A continuous narrow, elongated metal member bent to form a strap for holding down a truss, the strap having a saddle portion to fit over the truss and two arms diverging therefrom to lie flat against the plates upon which the truss is supported and adapted to be nailed or otherwise fastened to the plates.

Abstract: A metal fixture is employed for jointing wooden members, such as a pillar, a beam or a joist, in a wooden building or construction. The metal fixture includes a main member having a back surface adapted to be secured to the wooden member, such as a pillar, a pair of lateral extensions projected at right angles to the back surface in parallel with each other and at least one of cogged joint grooves and through-holes formed in each of the lateral extensions, a supporting member for supporting a design bracket, and a fixation unit for fixing the supporting member and the main member to each other. The wooden members may be jointed easily and fixedly to each other, while the jointed portions of the wooden members may be covered up easily with facilitated machining operations for the jointing metal fixture.

Abstract: The instant invention is a strap for installation over sheathing to hold the sheathing to an underlying structural frame member through the use of interconnecting bands and saddle. The saddle is positioned on the underside of a structural member and receives the bands. Tabs are provided at both ends of the sheathing strap to receive the connecting bands and are also used to align the strap with an underlying structural member. Patterns of through holes are provided in the strap as a fastener alignment guide and are to be used for installation of fasteners after the strap is aligned with the underlying structural member.

Abstract: An intermediate rail to post connection including a sheet metal connector for attaching a wood intermediate rail to a wood post is disclosed. The sheet metal connector is preferably formed with a base member, an integral seat member and a post engaging flange. Preferably four fasteners which may be either screws or nails are inserted through suitable openings in the sheet metal connector. Two of the fasteners pierce the sheet metal connector, the intermediate rail and the post in such a way as to be in double shear. The other two fasteners are inserted through the sheet metal connector directly into the wood post. The sheet metal connector is placed on the underside of the intermediate rail and all fasteners are therefor inserted from the underside of the intermediate rail.

Abstract: A suspended deck system using prefabricated deck block modules incorporates a prefabricated suspended platform. The platform comprises joist members within a frame, the joists being spaced in accordance with the size of the deck blocks, and having lateral cross braces suspended therebetween to complete the block support arrangement. Cross brace brackets are provided by means of which the cross braces are suspended from, and nailed to the platform joists, each bracket having an upstanding spacer member with an inturned toe, to serve as a corner locator for the respective deck block. The brackets may also incorporate upstanding prongs that penetrate and secure the deck blocks when located to the spacer members, and hammered down in impaled relation onto the prongs. The brackets also are provided with internal nailing guide chutes, for positioning and seating the securing nails when driven home, to anchor both bracket and cross brace to the flank of the joist.

Abstract: A truss girder hanger connection including a metal truss girder hanger joining a supporting wood truss girder to a carried wood truss girder.The metal truss girder hanger is structurally connected only to a supporting wood vertical member of the supporting wood truss girder and not to the supporting wood bottom chord.The truss girder hanger connection is primarily used where the carried wood truss girder is to be supported in a sloped and/or skewed relationship to the supporting wood truss girder.The metal truss girder hanger is constructed from a single piece of metal and a single weld connects the edge of an extension member to an elongated back member.