Adjustable roof rafter clip

Abstract

An adjustable roof rafter clip that can be easily pivoted to change the slope range from approximately 10 degrees to at least 30 degrees, thus providing roofs with a pitch ranging from about three to at least six. The invention has two part pivotally attached to one another via a rivet or similar attachment. One part is attached to the roof rafter and the other is attached to a vertical attachment structure. The adjustability of the clip permits the use of heavy gauge galvanized sheet metal which cannot be bent by hand on the job site thus a much stronger clip is provided than those found in the prior art.

1 . An adjustable clip for fastening two structural members together comprising: 
 an adjusting portion having at least one radiused slot and having an opening at the center of the radius of said at least one radiused slot;    a main body having a plurality of punched pilot holes having a radius that corresponds to the radius in said adjusting portion and having a slot with a width corresponding to the diameter of the opening in said adjusting portion with the slot positioned in said main body such the center of the radius of the punched pilot holes falls within the position of the slot;    a pin which pivotally attaches said adjusting portion to said main body, wherein said pin is positioned with the opening of said adjusting portion and the slot of said main body.    
   
   
       2 . The adjustable clip of  claim 1  wherein said adjusting portion further comprising a vertical flange and a top flange wherein the width of said adjusting portion corresponds to the width of a roof rafter and wherein said at least one radiused slot and said opening are positioned with said vertical flange.  
   
   
       3 . The adjustable clip of  claim 2  wherein said main body further comprises main body flange and an attachment flange wherein the radiused punched pilot holes and the slot is positioned in the main body flange and wherein a plurality of pilot holes for attaching said clip to a vertical attachment structure is provided in the attachment flange.  
   
   
       4 . The adjustable clip of  claim 3  wherein said main body further comprises at least one stiffening indentation having at least one portion within said attachment flange and a second portion in said main body flange.  
   
   
       5 . The adjustable clip of  claim 4  wherein said vertical flange of said adjusting portion further comprises a plurality of punched pilot holes position in the vertical flange in a region outside of where said main body overlaps said adjusting portion when said clip is moved through its adjustability range.  
   
   
       6 . The adjustable clip of  claim 5  wherein the radial adjustability range of said clip is from 10 to 30 degrees.  
   
   
       7 . The adjustable clip of  claim 6  wherein the horizontal adjustability range of said clip provided by the slot in said main body is about one inch.  
   
   
       8 . The adjustable clip of  claim 7  wherein said vertical flange further comprises an angular portion that permits said main body to be pivotally connected to said adjusting portion through said radial adjustability range without one part interfering with the other.  
   
   
       9 . The adjustable clip of  claim 8  wherein said adjusting portion and said main body are constructed from galvanized metal having a gauge thickness of at least 16.  
   
   
       10 . The adjustable clip of  claim 9  wherein said clip has a strength rating of at least 1.of at least 1.0 KIPS.