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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2015
Columbia Insurance Company, Omaha, NE (US);
David C. Wert, Pacific, MO (US);
Gary Gannon, Creve Coeur, MO (US);
Philip O'Regan, St. Louis, MO (US);
Levi Sorrill, St. Charles, MO (US);
John Galinski, Troy, IL (US);
Columbia Insurance Company, Omaha, NE (US);
Abstract
A hanger for connecting a bracing panel to a truss having a chord member includes a first portion having opposite upper and lower edge margins. The first portion is configured to be positioned between the chord member and the bracing panel. A second portion extends from the upper edge margin of the first portion in a first direction. The second portion is configured to overlie and engage a portion of the chord member. A third portion extends from the lower edge margin of the first portion in a second direction opposite the first direction. The third portion is configured to underlie and support a portion of the bracing panel.