Steel framing clip

摘要

A multipurpose connector that minimally occludes the opening in a conventional steel wall stud when used to connect a conventional bridging member to the wall stud, conserving the opening's function as a pass-through for pipes, conduits and wiring. It has a tapering extension on one flange that maximizes its interface with a bridging member, and a matching central portion on the other flange that minimizes material waste when the connectors are cut from a roll of sheet metal on a progressive die machine. It has a pair of tapering tabs that maximize the functional interface with a wall stud and maximize the functional size of the opening in the wall stud. It has a plurality of fastener openings designed to permit a variety of secure connections to be made with the same fastener and a plurality of fasteners. It is one of a plurality of multipurpose connectors of different widths that can all be made on the same progressive die production line with minimal setup changes.

主权项

1. A building connection (1) comprising:
a. a first elongated structural member (2) having a first opening (8) in a first elongated outer surface (7) between a first elongated side (4) and a second elongated side (5); b. a second elongated structural member (11) substantially orthogonal to the first elongated structural member (2) and passing through the first opening (8) in the first elongated structural member (2), the second elongated structural member (11) having a first elongated external surface (16); and c. a first connector (19) fastened to the first elongated structural member (2) and to the second elongated structural member (11), the first connector (19) consisting of a substantially planar first flange (20) joined to a substantially planar second flange (26) at a first angular juncture (73), wherein all portions of the first connector (19) are part of either of the first and second substantially planar first and second flanges (20) and (26) and lie in a common plane with either the first or second substantially planar first and second flanges (20) and (26), a first side edge (33) that bridges the first angular juncture (73) and a second side edge (34) that bridges the first angular juncture (73), such that a first portion of the first side edge (33) and a first portion of the second side edge (34) are on the first flange (20), and a second portion of the first side edge (33) and a second portion of the second side edge (34) are on the second flange (26), wherein:
i. the first flange (20) has a first exterior surface (21) facing the first elongated outer surface (7) of the first elongated structural member (2);ii. the second flange (26) has a second exterior surface (27) facing the first elongated external surface (16) of the second elongated structural member (11);iii. the first flange (20) includes a central portion (75) with a first outer edge (76) disposed away from the first angular juncture (73), a first projecting tab (77) along the portion of the first side edge (33) on the first flange (20) and a second projecting tab (78) along the portion of the second side edge (34) on the first flange (20), the central portion (75), the first projecting tab (77), and the second projecting tab (78) all being disposed in substantially the same plane, the first projecting tab (77) and the second projecting tab (78) projecting further away from the first angular juncture (73) than the first outer edge (76) of the central portion (75); andiv. the second flange (26) has a first extension (74) that projects further from the first angular juncture (73) than any portion of the first side edge (33) on the second flange (26) and any portion of the second side edge (34) on the second flange (26), wherein:
(a) the first projecting tab (77) is fastened to the first elongated structural member (2) between the first elongated side (4) and the first opening (8);(b) the second projecting tab (78) is fastened to the first elongated structural member (2) between the second elongated side (5) and the first opening (8);(c) the central portion (75) at least partially overlaps the first opening (8) without projecting as far from the first angular juncture (73) as the first projecting tab (77) and the second projecting tab (78), such that the first opening (8) is less occluded; and(d) the second flange (26) is fastened to the second elongated structural member (11).