Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.

Rachel Marie Holland

Timothy M Stauffer

Thomas G Evans

James M Benton

Benedict Ang

Jin-Jie Lin

Paul Howard Oellerich

Timothy P Murphy

Dustin P Muhn

A connection and a method of making a connection between an outer member and one or more inner structural members of a structure such as a building, the connection having a compression strut having an inner portion and an outer portion, the inner portion being supported by one of the one or more inner structural members, the outer portion being in contact with the outer member, a connector plate engaging the compression strut and the outer member and one or more tension fasteners attaching the connector plate to one or more of the one or more inner structural members.

Ledger connector

A connector is provided to attach a supported member to a supporting member, with the supported member being in sloped and skewed relation to the supporting member. The connector has back members attached to side members. A seat member attaches to the side members through a hinged connection. The seat member interfaces with the bottom face of the supported member and can be disposed at a sloped angle. A pair of seat side members extend from the seat member.

Reinforced hinged connector

A hinged connector is used to attach two generally coplanar first and second structural members while allowing for pivotal movement of the structural members in the plane of the structural members about an axis that is transverse or perpendicular to the plane in which the structural members rotate.

Hinged connector

A connection between a first, supporting structural member, such as a post or header, and a second, supported structural member such as a joist or rafter is provided, wherein the connection is made with a connector and fasteners, the use of which can be substantially hidden from view. The connector is designed to be inserted in a slotted opening in the second, structural member and to attach to a surface of the first, supporting structural member.

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San Ramon, CA, United States of America

Rachel Marie Holland