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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2022
Applicant:
Simpson Strong-tie Company Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventor:
Travis Clifton Melcher, Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 1/38 (2006.01); E04C 3/02 (2006.01); E04C 3/08 (2006.01); E04B 1/24 (2006.01); E04B 1/26 (2006.01); E04C 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C 3/08 (2013.01); E04B 2001/2415 (2013.01); E04B 1/2608 (2013.01); E04C 2003/026 (2013.01); E04C 2003/0473 (2013.01);
Abstract
A connection between a stud and one or more separate backing members is made with separate fasteners and a backing connector. The backing connector has a planar web with first and lateral side plates extending therefrom, with the backing members attached to the first and second side plates and the web of the backing connector attached to the stud.