US 12,116,769 B2
Connector device, system and method for constructing a roof for a building
Steven Robert Beach, Varna, IL (US)
Filed by Steven Robert Beach, Varna, IL (US)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/098,936.
Application 18/098,936 is a division of application No. 17/557,420, filed on Dec. 21, 2021, granted, now 12,012,746.
Prior Publication US 2023/0193618 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. E04B 1/26 (2006.01); E04B 1/38 (2006.01); E04B 1/41 (2006.01)
CPC E04B 1/2608 (2013.01) [E04B 1/388 (2023.08); E04B 2001/389 (2023.08)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector for joining structural elements together for constructing a roof of a building, the connector comprising:
a base having a center section between a first side wall and an opposing second side wall, wherein the center section has a length longer than a width of the center section, wherein the first side wall and the second side wall are positioned along the longer length of the center section;
an opening within the center section, the opening having a first perimeter edge formed perpendicular to the length of the center section and an opposing second perimeter edge formed perpendicular to the length of the center section, wherein the first perimeter edge is in an offset alignment to the second perimeter edge;
a first tab extending perpendicular from the first perimeter edge of the opening and perpendicular to the length of the center section and the first side wall, wherein the first tab extends outward in an opposing direction from the first side wall; and,
a second tab opposing the first tab and extending perpendicular from the second perimeter edge of the opening and perpendicular to the length of the center section and the second side wall, wherein the second tab extends outward in an opposing direction from the second side wall;
and wherein the first tab is in an offset alignment to the second tab.