Valley truss tie
a technology of valve trusses and connectors, applied in the direction of building roofs, construction, building components, etc., can solve the problem of not being able to conn
Active Publication Date: 2018-03-15
COLUMBIA INSURANCE CO
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The patent is about creating a tie that connects a roof's truss to an underlying support truss. The tie has plates that are positioned next to each other and a system to hold fasteners at a specific angle as they are driven through the tie. The patent is also about a connector that can be used to connect building components to other building components using nails. This connector has plates that are attached and a system to hold fasteners at a specific angle as they are driven through the connector. Both the tie and the connector have a system of convex projections that guide the fasteners through the plates. The technical effects of the invention include improved stability and secure connection of roof and building components.
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Thus, one of the issues when connecting a valley truss to an underlying truss is that the connection must be able to resist these downward sliding forces and uplift wind forces.
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[0019]Referring now to the drawings, first to FIGS. 3-8 one embodiment of a valley truss tie for connecting a valley truss 103 to an underlying support truss 105 (FIGS. 10 and 11) is generally designated 101. The valley truss tie 101 (broadly, “a building component connector”) has a front plate 111 connected to a back plate 113 along an upper edge of the valley truss tie. In the illustrated embodiment, for example, a plurality of material strips 115 connect the front and back places 111, 113 to one another at the top of the valley truss tie 101. The front plate 111, back plate 113, and strips of material 115 are suitably all formed as one piece of material. For example, the valley truss tie 101 is suitably made from a single sheet of metal (e.g., 18 gauge steel), such as by bending the blank 121 illustrated in FIG. 9 along the bend line 123. It is understood however, that the various parts of the valley truss tie can be formed separately and later connected to one another within the...
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A valley truss tie for connecting a valley truss to an underlying support truss of a roof has a front plate and a back plate connected to the front plate so the front and back plate are adjacent one another. The valley truss tie also has a fastener guidance system for holding fasteners at prescribed angles relative to the front and back plate as the fasteners are driven through the valley truss tie into the underlying support truss. The fastener guidance system has a first set of convex projections extending from a side of the front plate opposite the back plate, a second set of convex projections extending from a side of the back plate opposite the front plate, and openings in the convex projections for guiding the fasteners through the front and back plates.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention generally relates to improvements in building construction and more particularly to connectors used to connect a valley truss to a support truss underneath the valley truss.BACKGROUND[0002]A valley truss is a truss used in the construction of rooves having different sections that meet at an angle, such as the case when a section of a roof extends perpendicularly from a main section of the roof. Two examples of typical usage of valley trusses in roof framing are illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. The valley trusses are used to form a transition between two different sections of the roof. A series of progressively smaller valley trusses 11 transition from the angular extension 15 of the roof to the main roof 17. A valley V is formed where the two roof sections meet, which is why these particular trusses are referred to as valley trusses. The valley trusses are supported by the underlying trusses 13 of the main roof section 17.[0003]When a v...
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Login to View More IPC IPC(8): E04B1/41E04B7/06E04B7/02
CPCE04B1/40E04B2001/405E04B7/022E04B7/06E04B1/2608E04B2001/2616E04B2001/2644E04B7/024
Inventor BREKKE, STEVEN
Owner COLUMBIA INSURANCE CO