Construction bracket for creating a longitudinal roof venting space

• US 7,516,580 B2
• Filed: 07/13/2006
• Issued: 04/14/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Harry C. Fennell Jr
• Original Assignee: Harry C. Fennell Jr
• Inventors: Fennell, Harry C. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Canfield; Robert J
• Assistant Examiner(s): FONSECA, JESSIE T
• Application Number:
  US11/457,207
• Publication Number:
  US 20060254192A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,006 Days
• Field of Search: 526/98, 527/12, 527/13, 527/15, 521/98, 521/99, 52/95, 52/901, 52/902, 52/921, 52D/IG.17, 523/023, 527/450.6, 523/021, 522/75, 522/76, 522/78, 522/79, 521/272, 527/451.1, 454/364, 454/365, 454/366, 454/368, 248/237, 248/300, 248/289.11, 248/291.1, 248/228.1, 403/231, 403/403
• US Class Current: 52/199
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2001/2644 Brackets, gussets or joining plates
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2001/5868 Hinged connections
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 7/02 with plane sloping surfaces, e.g. saddle roofs E04B7/12 takes precedence

Abstract

A construction bracket for creating a roof venting space has a first flange having a first flange portion with an first flange outside surface and a first flange side extension that extends away from the first flange outside surface, and a second flange having a second flange portion with a second flange outside surface and a second flange side extension that extends away from the second flange outside surface where the second flange is connected to the first flange forming a predefined angle between the first flange and the second flange.

Claims

1. A system for creating a roof venting space comprising, the system comprising:

a plurality of transversely-spaced and longitudinally-extending roof rafters wherein each roof rafter has a square-cut end face;

a structural surface;

a plurality of construction brackets wherein each of the plurality of construction brackets has a first flange and a second flange wherein an outside surface of the first flange is secured against at least one of the square-cut end faces of the plurality of transversely-spaced and longitudinally-extending roof rafters and wherein an outside surface of the second flange is secured against the structural surface wherein the second flange of each of the plurality of construction brackets positions the square-cut end faces of the plurality of transversely-spaced and longitudinally-extending roof rafters connected to the first flange at a predefined distance and at a predefined angle from the structural surface creating a space without any intervening structure between an inside surface of the first flange and inside surface of the second flange; and

a covering attached to the outside of the plurality of roof rafters wherein the covering encloses the space between the first flange and the second flange of each of the plurality of roof rafters creating a single continuous internal ducting space.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the structural surface is a square-cut end faces of opposed roof rafters.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the first flange is hingedly connected to the second flange.

4. The system of claim 1 further comprising a base connected between the first flange and the second flange.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein the base is hingedly connected to at least one of the first flange and the second flange.

6. The system of claim 2 further comprising a base connected between the first flange and the second flange.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the base is hingedly connected to at least one of the first flange and the second flange.

8. The system of claim 1 further comprising a first flange side extension that extends away from the first flange outside surface.

9. The system of claim 8 further comprising a second flange side extension that extends away from the second flange outside surface.

10. A system for creating a roof venting space comprising:

a construction bracket comprising;

a first rafter bracket with a first bracket plate, a first tab portion extending substantially perpendicular to the first bracket plate and a first hinge point on the first bracket plate wherein the first tab portion has a first tab inside surface and a first tab outside surface;

a second rafter bracket with a second bracket plate, a second tab portion extending substantially perpendicular to the second bracket plate and a second hinge point on the second bracket plate wherein the second tab portion has a second tab inside surface and a second tab outside surface; and

a bracket connecting plate having a connecting hinge point wherein the first rafter bracket, the second rafter bracket and the bracket connecting plate are pivotally connected to each other at the first hinge point, the second hinge point and the connecting hinge point;

at least one pair of opposed roof rafters wherein each of the at least one pair of opposed roof rafters has a square-cut end face, the square-cut end face of one of the opposed roof rafters is secured to the first tab outside surface and the square-cut end face of the other of the opposed roof rafters is secured to the second tab outside surface wherein the first tab portion is angled to the second tab portion and spatially positions the square-cut end face of one of the opposed roof rafters secured to the first tab outside surface a predefined distance from the square-cut end face of the other of the opposed roof rafters secured against the second tab outside surface creating a space without any intervening structure between the first tab inside surface and the second tab inside; and

a covering attached to the outside of the at least one pair of opposed roof rafters wherein the covering encloses the space between the first tab and the second tab of the at least one pair of opposed roof rafters creating a single continuous internal ducting space.