Concealed hanger
A connector joins a beam to a joist, the connector has two members with mating portions. The mating members are provided with shoulders that engage each other and transmit gravity loads between the members and engage angled fasteners to make the connection.
1 . A connection between a first structural member and a second structural member made with a connector, the connection comprising:
a. the first structural member;
b. the second structural member,
c. the connector, the connector having a first connector member attached to the first structural member by one or more angled fasteners that are received by the first connector member and the first structural member, and a second connector member attached to the second structural member by one or more angled fasteners that are received by the second connector member and the second structural member, the connector having a longitudinal axis that extends from a top of the connector to a bottom of the connector with the one or more angled fasteners received in the first structural member and the one or more angled fasteners received in the second structural member being disposed at non-orthogonal angles to the longitudinal axis; and
d. the first connector member has one or more elongated slots that receive the one or more angled fasteners received by the second structural member, and the second connector member has one or more elongated slots that receive the one or more angled fasteners received by the first structural member.
2 . The connection of claim 1 , wherein:
a. the first connector member is formed with a male flanged portion, and the male flanged portion defines the one or more elongated slots that receive the one or more angled fasteners received by the second structural member; and
b. the second connector member is formed with a male flanged portion, and the male flanged portion defines the one or more elongated slots that receive the one or more angled fasteners received by the first structural member.
3 . The connection of claim 1 , wherein:
a. the first connector member is formed with a female flanged portion, and the female flanged portion has one or more openings that receive the one or more angled fasteners received by the first structural member; and
b. the second connector member is formed with a female flanged portion, and the female flanged portion has one or more openings that receive the one or more angled fasteners received by the second structural member.
4 . The connection of claim 3 , wherein:
a. the first connector member is formed with a body, and the body has one or more openings that receive the one or more angled fasteners received by the first structural member; and
b. the second connector member is formed with a body, and the body has one or more openings that receive the one or more angled fasteners received by the second structural member.
5 . The connection of claim 3 , wherein:
a. the one or more angled fasteners received in the first structural member enter a generally planar attachment face of the first structural member at a non-orthogonal angle to the generally planar attachment face; and
b. the one or more angled fasteners received in the second structural member enter a generally planar attachment face of the second structural member at a non-orthogonal angle to the generally planar attachment face.
6 . The connection of claim 5 , wherein:
a. the first connector member is formed with a male flanged portion, and the male flanged portion defines the one or more elongated slots that receive the one or more angled fasteners received by the second structural member; and
b. the second connector member is formed with a male flanged portion, and the male flanged portion defines the one or more elongated slots that receive the one or more angled fasteners received by the first structural member.
7 . The connection of claim 6 , wherein:
a. the male flanged portion of the first connector member that receives the one or more angled fasteners received in the second structural member is disposed between the body of the second connector member where the one or more angled fasteners received in the second structural member passes through the body, and between the female flanged portion of the second connector member where the one or more angled fasteners received by the second structural member pass through the female flanged portion of the second connector member; and
b. the male flanged portion of the second connector member that receives the one or more angled fasteners received in the first structural member is disposed between the body of the first connector member where the one or more angled fasteners received in the first structural member passes through the body, and between the female flanged portion of the first connector member where the one or more angled fasteners received by the first structural member pass through the female flanged portion of the first connector member.
8 . The connection of claim 7 , wherein:
a. the male flanged portion of the first connector member bears upon or is disposed closely adjacent to the female flanged portion of the second connector member; and
b. the male flanged portion of the second connector member bears upon or is disposed closely adjacent to the female flanged portion of the first connector member.
9 . The connection of claim 8 , wherein:
a. the body of the first connector member is a generally planar member, and the male flanged portion and the female flanged portion of the first connector member are bent out away from the generally planar member of the body; and
b. the body of the second connector member is a generally planar member, and the male flanged portion and the female flanged portion of the second connector member are bent out away from the generally planar member of the body.
10 . The connection of claim 9 , wherein:
the attachment face of the first structural member is disposed parallel to and closely adjacent to the attachment face of the second structural member.
11 . The connection of claim 10 , wherein:
a. the first structural member is stair stringer, and
b. the second structural member is a supporting member for the stair stringer.
12 . The connection of claim 11 , wherein:
a. the first connector member is also attached to the first structural member with fasteners set orthogonally to the generally planar attachment face of the first structural member; and
b. the second connector member is also attached to the second structural member with fasteners set orthogonally to the generally planar attachment face of the second structural member.
13 . The connection of claim 1 , wherein:
a. the female flanged portion of the first connector member is formed with a first bend where it is attached to the body of the first connector member, a generally planar spacing portion, and then a second bend;
b. the female flanged portion of the second connector member is formed with a first bend where it is attached to the body of the second connector member, a generally planar spacing portion, and then a second bend.
14 . The connection of claim 13 , wherein:
a. the generally planar spacing portion of the female flanged portion of the first connector member is set at a generally 45 degree angle to the generally planar body of the first connector member; and
b. the generally planar spacing portion of the female flanged portion of the second connector member is set at a generally 45 degree angle to the generally planar body of the second connector member.
15 . The connection of claim 14 , wherein:
a. the male flanged portion of the of first connector member bears upon or is closely adjacent to the generally planar spacing portion of the female flanged portion of the second connector member; and
b. the male flanged portion of the of second connector member bears upon or is closely adjacent to the generally planar spacing portion of the female flanged portion of the first connector member.
16 . The connection of claim 15 , wherein:
a. a lateral edge portion of the male flanged portion of the first connector member bears upon or lies closely adjacent to the generally planar spacing portion of the female flanged portion of the second connector member; and
b. a lateral edge portion of the male flanged portion of the second connector member bears upon or lies closely adjacent to the generally planar spacing portion of the female flanged portion of the first connector member.
17 . The connection of claim 4 , wherein:
a. the one or more openings that receive the one or more angled fasteners in the body of the first connector member are elongated openings; and
b. the one or more openings that receive the one or more angled fasteners in the body of the second connector member are elongated openings.
18 . The connection of claim 1 , wherein:
the first connector member is formed with one or more side flanges that overlie and are attached to side faces of the first structural member.