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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1993
Robert D Meyers, Sarasota, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A roof and wall panel tiedown bracket and method of securing roof and wall panels with one surface of the panels positioned against a supporting rafter and wall stud, respectively. The tiedown bracket is preferably made from a single folded sheet metal pattern and includes an elongated main body having first and second flat generally coextensive panels connected edge to edge orthogonally one to another. The first plate is sized in length equal to a width of a rafter or wall stud. One end of the second plate extends beyond that of the first plate a distance equal to a thickness of the roof or wall panels and continues therefrom to define two flat securing plates which extend orthogonally in either direction from the second plate. When the bracket is properly positioned, the securing plates are attached as by nailing against the other surface of the panels and the first plate is connected as by nailing to one side of the rafter or wall stud. The first plate may also extend around the other edge of the rafter or wall stud to the opposite side thereof for adding strength to the attachment.