CARLOS S RIONDA
Engineers in Miami, FL

4555887, Dec 3, 1985

Jan 7, 1983

6/456340

Carlos S. Rionda - Miami FL
Joaquin J. Palacio - Miami FL

Gang-Nail Systems, Inc. - Miami FL

F16B 500

52712

A truss assembly of floor or roof trusses and connector hangers are disclosed for attaching respective ends of a truss to a beam extending transversely to the longitudinal axis of the truss. The hanger includes a connecting plate having a plurality of teeth struck out from the plate so as to extend perpendicular from the connecting plate with the strap and the connecting plate being mutually perpendicular. The strap has a plurality of apertures adapted for receiving nails or like fasteners and extends the entire length of the outside edge of the connecting plate to which the strap is joined and projects past the connecting plate to provide a surface for securing the strap to the wooden beam. The strap is rectangular in shape and bent to a generally U shape so as to define three sections. The first section extends along and past the outside edge of the connecting plate to which it is attached, and this section is connected to the first side of the wooden beam by fasteners extending through the apertures into the wood.

4455805, Jun 26, 1984

Sep 24, 1982

6/423169

Carlos S. Rionda - Miami FL
Joaquim J. Palacio - Miami FL

Gang-Nail Systems, Inc. - Miami FL

F16B 500

52712

A truss assembly and truss hanger for use with trusses is disclosed. A truss hanger in accordance with the invention comprises a bracket having a first leg with 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 first plane having first and second ends, the first end of the base being attached to the first end of the leg at approximately a 90. degree. angle, the base being adapted to engage the top of the beam and a second leg disposed in a second plane which is parallel to the first plane and is attached to the second end of the base at an approximate 90. degree. angle, the second leg being adapted to engage a second side of the beam across its width; and an attachment member having upper and lower connecting plates disposed at opposite ends of an intermediate member, said attachment member being joined to the first leg to form a substantially 90. degree. angle therewith and projecting away from the opposite side of the first leg which is adapted to engage the beam, said connecting plates having a plurality of sharp projections extending generally perpendicular from the plane of the connecting plate for use in fixedly attaching the connecting plate of each truss hanger to wooden members within the trusses.

4546579, Oct 15, 1985

Feb 15, 1983

6/466531

Carlos S. Rionda - Miami FL
Joaquin J. Palacio - Miami FL

Gang-Nail Systems, Inc. - Miami FL

E04B 702

52 92

A seat plate for protecting wooden structural members against structural damage due to crushing, as well as the effects of moisture, humidity and the like. The plate member includes a pair of mutually perpendicular planar members and, in one embodiment, is in the form of a flat sheet metal plate which is bent along a fold line to provide first and second planar plate portions intersecting each other at right angles. One of the plate portions has a dimension in a direction perpendicular to the fold line which is substantially greater than the dimension of the other plate portion in a direction perpendicular to the fold line. The smaller of the two plate portions has a plurality of teeth struck therein to provide a means of attaching the seat plate member to the wooden structural member. In use, the seat plate may be installed with the smaller plate portion contiguous with a vertical side wall of the structural member, and with the larger plate portion contiguous with a lower horizontal surface of the structural member.

4561230, Dec 31, 1985

Sep 27, 1982

6/424216

Carlos S. Rionda - Miami FL
Joaquin J. Palacio - Miami FL

Gang-Nail Systems, Inc. - Miami FL

F16B 500

52289

A truss and beam assembly and a truss hanger and connector for use with wooden trusses and beams is disclosed. The truss hanger is used for attaching a truss assembly to a beam extending transversely to the longitudinal axis of the truss.

4571114, Feb 18, 1986

Jan 24, 1983

6/460386

Carlos S. Rionda - Miami FL
Joaquin J. Palacio - Miami FL

Gang-Nail Systems, Inc. - Miami FL

F16B 100

403400

A strap for attaching together wooden members having faces disposed in different planes. The strap includes a first connecting plate disposed in a first plane, the first connecting plate having a plurality of teeth projecting generally orthogonally from a surface of the first connecting plate which teeth are adapted to be embedded in the face of a wooden member; a second connecting plate disposed in a second plane which is not parallel to the first plane, the second connecting plate having a plurality of teeth projecting generally orthogonally from a surface of the second connecting plate which teeth are adapted to be embedded in the face of another wooden member; a connecting strip having first and second ends and an intermediate section, the first end being joined to the first plate and the second end being joined to the second plate; and the first and second plates each having a common centerline which passes through the connecting strap. The intermediate section of the strap is twisted so that the first and second plates are rotated with respect to each other.

4486115, Dec 4, 1984

Mar 2, 1982

6/354038

Carlos Rionda - Miami FL
Robert Gottlieb - Miami FL

Gang-Nail Systems, Inc. - Miami FL

B25G 328

403283

A connector plate assembly for joining wooden structural members is disclosed. The plate assembly includes a pair of plate members, each of which is provided with a plurality of teeth extending outwardly therefrom and with slots for receiving teeth from the other plate member. These slots are so arranged as to allow the two plate members to be aligned in face to face contact, with teeth extending from each plate member through slots in the other plate member. The teeth thus project from opposite sides of the plate assembly for embedment in the structural members to be joined.