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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2009
William H. Crostic, Jr., Simpsonville, SC (US);
Lawrence Zupon, Bentleyville, OH (US);
William H. Crostic, Jr., Simpsonville, SC (US);
Lawrence Zupon, Bentleyville, OH (US);
Guardian Building Products, Inc., Greer, SC (US);
Abstract
A connector for securing a roofing band to a roofing beam by a threaded fastener may include a circumferential flange portion, first and second recess extending within the circumferential flange portion sized to accept a roofing band, and a central portion extending within the circumferential flange portion between the first recess and the second recess, a middle area of the central portion being offset laterally from the circumferential flange portion by a distance enough to permit the roofing band to be slid through the first and second recesses so that the circumferential flange portion is located on a first side of the roofing band and the middle area of the central portion is located on a second side of the roofing band opposite the first side. A single fastener opening defined through the central portion, the fastener opening sized for receiving a threaded fastener therethrough for fastening the roofing band to a roofing beam. Related roofing assemblies and methods of construction are disclosed.