Prefabricated roof and eave anchor means therefor

Claim 1

IN A ROOF CONSTRUCTION, A RAFTER WITH A NOTCH NEAR THE EAVES END THEREOF, REINFORCED BY A BRACKET LYING WITHIN THE LONGITUDINAL OUTLINE OF SAID RAFTER, ONE LEG OF SAID BRAKCET BEING BOLTED TO SAID RAFTER AND THE OTHER LEG PROJECTING PERPENDICULARLY TO THE SIDE OF SAID RAFTER AND HAVING ITS OUTWARD FACE IN LINE WITH THE INWARD FACE OF SAID NOTCH COOPERATING TO ABSORB ANY SHOCK OR STRESS ON SAID NOTCH AND HAVING A HOLE IN SAID PROJECTING LEG REGISTERED WITH A HOLE IN THE VERTICAL LEG OF A BRACE WHOSE HORIZONTAL LEG IS BOLTED TO THE STRUCTURAL MEMBERS OF A BUILDING, SAID BRACE POSITIONED TO ENGAGE SAID NOTCH AND, AFTER ENGAGEMENT, COOPERATING TO RESTRAIN OUTWARD LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF RAFTER WHILE PERMITTING ROTARY, LATERAL AND INWARD LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT DURING ADJUSTMENT AND, AFTER FINAL ADJUSTMENT, AFFORDING MEANS FO PERMANENTLY FASTENING RAFTER TO STRUCTURAL MEMBERS BY A BLOT PASSING THROUGH THE REGISTERED HOLES IN THE BRACKET AND BRACE.