Truss assembly and truss hanger and connector hanger for use with trusses

Claim 1

A wooden truss having a pair of ends which are attached to respective beams extending transverse to the longitudinal axis of the truss comprising: (a) a pair of spaced apart wooden members, said pair of wooden members forming upper and lower members and being held in their spaced apart position by a plurality of means attached to the wooden members; (b) a pair of truss hangers fixedly connecting one end of said truss structure to one of said beams, said pair of truss hangers being of like construction but of mirror image configuration, each truss hanger comprising: (i) a bracket having a first leg disposed in a first plane with first and second ends and two outside edges running between the first and second ends, the first leg having a side which is adapted to engage the width of a beam, a base disposed in a second plane and having first and second ends, the first end of the base being attached to the first end of the first leg at approximately a 90° angle, the base being adapted to engage the top of the beam, and a second leg disposed in a third plane which is substantially parallel to the first plane and which is attached to the second end of the base at an approximate 90° angle, the second leg being adapted to engage a second side of the beam across its width; (ii) a connecting plate having upper and lower end portions and being disposed in a fourth plane, the connecting plate being attached to the first leg along one of the outside edges of said first leg and with the upper end of the connecting plate being at the same level as the base of said bracket, the fourth plane being substantially perpendicular to the first plane, the connecting plate having a plurality of teeth-like projections extending generally perpendicular from the connecting plate in a direction so as to overlie said first leg, with said projections attached to a side of the upper wooden member of the truss; and (iii) at least one of the base and the second leg having at least one aperture which is adapted to receive nails or like fasteners for attaching the bracket to the beam; said connecting plate being positioned with respect to said truss so that the first leg of the bracket is positioned between the truss and the respective beam.