US20180066425A1 - Slide clip - Google Patents
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- a building may be subject to a variety of different forces, such as wind, seismic and loading forces, that impact the building in various directions.
- Adjacent building components can be connected to each other using a clip or connector. In conventional construction, those building components have typically been connected in a rigid fashion. However, in some buildings, adjacent components have been connected using clips that allow the components to move horizontally and/or vertically relative to each other in an attempt to help the building withstand the variety of forces it is subject to over time.
- FIG. 1 depicts a top perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of a slide clip
- FIG. 2 depicts a bottom perspective view of the slide clip of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 depicts a top plan view of the slide clip of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 depicts a bottom plan view of the slide clip of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 5 depicts a right side elevational view of the slide clip of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 6 depicts a front elevational view of the slide clip of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 7 depicts a rear elevational view of the slide clip of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 8 depicts a perspective assembly view of the slide clip of FIG. 1 installed in an exemplary embodiment of a building structure
- FIG. 9 depicts a top perspective view of an alternate exemplary embodiment of a slide clip
- FIG. 10 depicts a top perspective view of another exemplary embodiment of a slide clip
- FIG. 11 depicts a top perspective view of another exemplary embodiment of a slide clip
- FIG. 12 depicts a bottom perspective view of the slide clip of FIG. 11 ;
- FIG. 13 depicts a top plan view of the slide clip of FIG. 11 ;
- FIG. 14 depicts a bottom plan view of the slide clip of FIG. 11 ;
- FIG. 15 depicts a right side elevational view of the slide clip of FIG. 11 ;
- FIG. 16 depicts a front elevational view of the slide clip of FIG. 11 ;
- FIG. 17 depicts a rear elevational view of the slide clip of FIG. 11 ;
- FIG. 18 depicts a perspective assembly view of the slide clip of FIG. 11 installed in an alternate exemplary embodiment of a building structure
- FIG. 19 depicts a top perspective view of another exemplary embodiment of a slide clip
- FIG. 20 depicts a top perspective view of another exemplary embodiment of a slide clip
- FIG. 21 depicts a top perspective view of another exemplary embodiment of a slide clip
- FIG. 22 depicts a bottom perspective view of the slide clip of FIG. 21 ;
- FIG. 23 depicts a top plan view of the slide clip of FIG. 21 ;
- FIG. 24 depicts a bottom plan view of the slide clip of FIG. 21 ;
- FIG. 25 depicts a right side elevational view of the slide clip of FIG. 21 ;
- FIG. 26 depicts a front elevational view of the slide clip of FIG. 21 ;
- FIG. 27 depicts a rear elevational view of the slide clip of FIG. 21 ;
- FIG. 28 depicts a perspective assembly view of the slide clip of FIG. 21 installed in another exemplary embodiment of a building structure
- FIG. 29 depicts a top perspective view of another exemplary embodiment of a slide clip
- FIG. 30 depicts a top perspective view of another exemplary embodiment of a slide clip.
- FIG. 31 depicts a top perspective view of another exemplary embodiment of a slide clip.
- FIGS. 1-8 illustrate one embodiment of a slide clip 10 configured to allow for both vertical and horizontal movement between adjacent building components connected by slide clip 10 .
- slide clip 10 comprises a first plate 20 and a second plate 30 .
- First plate 20 and second plate 30 can be formed from a single piece of material so that first plate 20 and second plate 30 are of unitary construction and are integrally joined together at a juncture 12 along corresponding interior or lower edges of the first plate 20 and second plate 30 .
- first plate 20 is substantially perpendicular to second plate 30 .
- Clip 10 can be created using a conventional forming process to bend first plate 20 and second plate 30 into the desired configuration.
- first plate 20 comprises a pair of elongated slots 22 .
- first plate 20 may include a single slot or three or more slots.
- slots 22 are oriented so that the longitudinal axes of slots 22 are substantially parallel to each other and the longitudinal axis of each slot 22 is substantially perpendicular relative to juncture 12 between first plate 20 and second plate 30 .
- longitudinal axis refers to an axis that extends in the direction of the longest dimension of an object.
- Slots 22 may be configured to receive a fastener, such as a shoulder screw, a standard screw and stepped bushing, or any other fastener configured to cooperate with clip 10 to allow the underlying building component to move relative to clip 10 in the longitudinal direction of slots 22 .
- first plate 20 may also comprise measurement indicia adjacent to one or more of slots 22 to facilitate placement of a fastener within a respective slot 22 .
- first plate 20 also comprises a pair of upturned, external flanges 24 along a respective lateral edge of first plate 20 .
- Each external flange 24 is positioned along a lateral edge of first plate 20 that is substantially perpendicular to juncture 12 .
- External flanges 24 may be formed by bending a respective lateral edge of first plate 20 upward.
- external flanges 24 extend toward second plate 30 and are substantially perpendicular relative to an interior surface 21 of first plate 20 .
- External flanges 24 can also be configured to extend substantially parallel to each other.
- each external flange 24 is separated from second plate 30 such that the only connection between first plate 20 and second plate 30 is along juncture 12 .
- each external flange 24 includes an upper edge 24 a and a lower edge 24 b and lower edge 24 b is spaced apart from second plate 30 .
- clip 10 may only comprise one external flange 24 .
- clip 10 also comprises a pair of darts or stiffeners 14 positioned within juncture 12 .
- clip 10 may include a single stiffener or three or more stiffeners positioned within juncture 12 and stiffeners 14 can be positioned at any suitable location along juncture 12 .
- stiffeners 14 may be omitted entirely.
- Stiffeners 14 can be formed by any suitable manufacturing process, including but not limited to using special tooling to form stiffeners 14 while clip 10 is being bent along juncture 12 .
- stiffeners 14 protrude into an interior space between the interior surface 21 of first plate 20 and an interior surface 31 of second plate 30 such that the front surface 11 of juncture 12 is raised while the rear surface 13 of juncture 12 is correspondingly indented to form stiffeners 14 .
- Stiffeners 14 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness of clip 10 .
- stiffeners 14 can be configured to increase the stiffness of the flat portions of first plate 20 and second plate 30 adjacent to juncture 12 .
- stiffeners 14 can comprise a ridge that forms a straight line substantially perpendicular to the axis of the bend in juncture 12 .
- the respective ends of the ridge can intersect first plate 20 and second plate 30 at an angle. In some embodiments, that angle between the ridge and the respective plate 20 , 30 can be about 45 degrees.
- Stiffeners 14 can comprise curved surfaces formed on either side of the ridge. In some embodiments, those curved surfaces can result in stiffeners 14 having a substantially triangular outline. The curved surfaces of each stiffener 14 can taper into the bend of clip 10 along juncture 12 .
- stiffeners 14 extend about 0.5 inches along first plate 20 and second plate 30 , resulting in a ridge length of about 0.6 inches. In other embodiments, stiffeners 14 may comprise other dimensions configured to provide sufficient stiffness depending on the particular application intended for clip 10 . The particular shape and size of stiffeners 14 may correspond to the shape and size of the tooling used to form stiffeners 14 .
- second plate 30 also comprises a pair of elongated slots 32 .
- second plate 30 may include a single slot or three or more slots.
- FIG. 9 depicts an embodiment of a clip 110 with external flanges that includes three elongated slots 132
- FIG. 10 depicts an embodiment of a clip 210 with external flanges that includes four elongated slots 232 .
- slots 32 are oriented so that the longitudinal axes of slots 32 are substantially parallel to each other and the longitudinal axis of each slot 32 is substantially parallel relative to juncture 12 between first plate 20 and second plate 30 .
- slots 32 may also be configured to receive a fastener, such as a shoulder screw, a standard screw and stepped bushing, or any other fastener configured to cooperate with clip 10 to allow the underlying building component to move relative to clip 10 in the longitudinal direction of slots 32 .
- second plate 30 may also comprise measurement indicia adjacent to one or more of slots 32 to facilitate placement of a fastener within a respective slot 32 .
- each slot 32 can be positioned within a stiffener region 34 .
- stiffener regions 34 are formed by embossing a raised channel 36 into second plate 30 .
- Channel 36 can be rounded in some embodiments.
- channel 36 defines each stiffener region 34 by defining an enclosed substantially rectangular area 37 .
- one or more stiffener regions may be defined by a channel that does not enclose the entire region around a respective slot.
- channel 36 includes a plurality of transverse channel members 36 a and longitudinal channel members 36 b that are all connected to each other to form a continuous channel 36 .
- two transverse channel members 36 a are positioned on the outside of slots 32 and one transverse channel member 36 a is positioned between slots 32
- two longitudinal channel members 36 b are positioned adjacent to the top and bottom respectively of slots 32 .
- Transverse channel members 36 a are oriented substantially parallel to slots 32 and juncture 12
- longitudinal channel members 36 b are oriented substantially perpendicular to slots 32 and juncture 12 .
- channel 36 protrudes into the interior space between interior surface 21 of first plate 20 and an interior surface 31 of second plate 30 such that the interior surface 31 of second plate 30 is raised while the exterior surface 33 of second plate 30 is correspondingly indented to form channel 36 .
- Stiffener regions 34 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness of clip 10 .
- At least one of the transverse channel members 36 a and longitudinal channel members 36 b may be separated or disconnected from at least one other transverse channel member 36 a or longitudinal channel member 36 b .
- a first channel may be formed substantially around at least a portion of a first stiffener region and a second channel may be formed around at least a portion of a second stiffener region such that the first channel and the second channel are disconnected from each other.
- a clip comprises individual channels that define an individual stiffener region around each slot, but each channel is disconnected from the channel defining the adjacent stiffener region.
- clip 10 is shown in a portion of an assembled building structure 50 .
- clip 10 is configured to connect a substantially horizontal building component 52 and an adjacent substantially vertical building component 54 .
- horizontal building component 52 comprises an angle flange 52 a attached to a load bearing structural I-beam 52 b and vertical building component 54 comprises a stud.
- Angle flange 52 a may be configured to retain a flooring material, such as concrete, that can be used to create a floor/ceiling in building structure 50 .
- First plate 20 is shown being attached to horizontal building component 52 , and specifically to an outer face of the vertical leg of angled flange 52 a .
- first plate 20 can be attached to other suitable portions of horizontal building component 52 , including the vertical web of I-beam 52 b .
- clip 10 can be positioned such that the exterior face 23 of first plate 20 is in contact with the outer face of the vertical leg of angled flange 52 a .
- First plate 20 is attached to horizontal building component 52 such that horizontal building component 52 can slideably move in a horizontal direction (i.e., in the longitudinal direction of slots 32 on second plate 30 ) relative to clip 10 and vertical building component 54 even after clip 10 is installed in building structure 50 .
- First plate 20 can be attached to horizontal building component 52 using one or more conventional fasteners 53 , such as shoulder screws, standard screws with stepped bushings, or any other fasteners configured to cooperate with clip 10 to allow horizontal building component 52 to slideably move horizontally (i.e., in the longitudinal direction of slots 32 on first plate 20 ) relative to clip 10 and vertical building component 54 .
- fasteners 53 such as shoulder screws, standard screws with stepped bushings, or any other fasteners configured to cooperate with clip 10 to allow horizontal building component 52 to slideably move horizontally (i.e., in the longitudinal direction of slots 32 on first plate 20 ) relative to clip 10 and vertical building component 54 .
- the horizontal direction is indicated by arrow H.
- Any suitable number of fasteners 53 may be used and fasteners 53 may be installed in one or more of slots 22 on first plate 20 .
- Second plate 30 is shown being attached to vertical building component 54 , and specifically to an outer surface of the web 54 a of vertical building component 54 .
- clip 10 can be positioned such that exterior surface 33 of second plate 30 is in contact with the outer surface of the web 54 a of stud vertical building component 54 .
- Second plate 30 is attached to vertical building component 54 such that vertical building component 54 can slideably move in a vertical direction (i.e., in the longitudinal direction of slots 32 on second plate 30 ) relative to clip 10 and horizontal building component 52 even after clip 10 is installed in building structure 50 .
- second plate 30 can also be attached to vertical building component 54 using one or more conventional fasteners 53 , such as shoulder screws, standard screws with stepped bushings, or any other fasteners configured to cooperate with clip 10 to allow vertical building component 54 to slideably move vertically (i.e., in the longitudinal direction of slots 32 on second plate 30 ) relative to clip 10 and horizontal building component 52 .
- fasteners 53 such as shoulder screws, standard screws with stepped bushings, or any other fasteners configured to cooperate with clip 10 to allow vertical building component 54 to slideably move vertically (i.e., in the longitudinal direction of slots 32 on second plate 30 ) relative to clip 10 and horizontal building component 52 .
- FIG. 8 the vertical direction is indicated by arrow V.
- Any suitable number of fasteners 53 may be used and fasteners 53 may be installed in one or more of slots 32 on second plate 30 .
- FIG. 9 depicts an alternate embodiment of a clip 110 .
- Clip 110 is substantially similar to clip 10 described above, so similar elements, including first plate 20 , elongated slots 22 , flanges 24 , juncture 12 , and stiffeners 14 , are denoted by the same item numbers and the descriptions thereof are not repeated.
- Clip 110 can be installed in a building structure to connect an adjacent horizontal building component and vertical building component in a similar fashion as described above with regard to clip 10 . Differences between clip 10 and clip 110 include that second plate 130 is longer than second plate 30 and includes three elongated slots 132 . Also, second plate 130 has an additional elongated slot 132 compared to second plate 30 of clip 10 . In other embodiments, second plate 130 may include a different number of elongated slots 132 depending on the desired application for clip 110 .
- second plate 130 of clip 110 includes stiffener regions 134 and channel 136 , which are similar to stiffener regions 34 and channel 36 described above. As shown, each stiffener region 134 comprises an enclosed substantially rectangular area 137 and each slot 132 is positioned within an enclosed rectangular area 137 . Similar to clip 10 described above, in some embodiments, one or more stiffener regions may be defined by a channel that does not enclose the entire region around a respective slot. In the illustrated embodiment, second plate 130 includes an additional stiffener region 134 that contains the additional elongated slot 132 and channel 136 includes an additional transverse channel member 136 a and longitudinal channel members 136 b are longer compared to channel 36 and longitudinal channel members 36 b in clip 10 .
- transverse channel members 136 a are oriented substantially parallel to slots 132 and juncture 12
- longitudinal channel members 136 b are oriented substantially perpendicular to slots 132 and juncture 12
- transverse channel members 136 a and longitudinal channel members 136 b are all connected to each other to form a continuous channel 136 .
- channel 136 protrudes into the interior space between interior surface 21 of first plate 20 and an interior surface 131 of second plate 130 such that the interior surface 131 of second plate 130 is raised while the exterior surface 133 of second plate 130 is correspondingly indented to form channel 136 .
- Stiffener regions 134 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness of clip 110 .
- a first channel may be formed substantially around at least a portion of a first stiffener region and a second channel may be formed around at least a portion of a second stiffener region such that the first channel and the second channel are disconnected from each other.
- a clip comprises individual channels that define an individual stiffener region around each slot, but each channel is disconnected from the channel defining the adjacent stiffener region.
- FIG. 10 depicts another alternate embodiment of a clip 210 .
- Clip 210 is substantially similar to clips 10 , 110 described above, so similar elements, including first plate 20 , elongated slots 22 , flanges 24 , juncture 12 , and stiffeners 14 , are denoted by the same item numbers and the descriptions thereof are not repeated.
- Clip 210 can be installed in a building structure to connect an adjacent horizontal building component and vertical building component in a similar fashion as described above with regard to clip 10 . Differences between clip 210 and clips 10 , 110 include that second plate 230 is longer than second plates 30 , 130 and includes four elongated slots 232 .
- second plate 220 includes an additional elongated slot 232 compared to second plate 130 of clip 110 and two additional elongated slots 232 compared to second plate 30 of clip 10 .
- second plate 230 may include a different number of elongated slots 232 depending on the desired application for clip 210 .
- second plate 230 of clip 210 also includes stiffener regions 234 and channel 236 , which are similar to stiffener regions 34 , 134 and channels 36 , 136 described above. As shown, each stiffener region 234 comprises an enclosed substantially rectangular area 237 and each slot 232 is positioned within an enclosed rectangular area 237 . Similar to clips 10 , 110 described above, in some embodiments, one or more stiffener regions may be defined by a channel that does not enclose the entire region around a respective slot.
- second plate 230 of clip 210 also includes additional stiffener regions 234 , including some stiffener regions 234 that are substantially continuous and do not include an elongated slot 232 .
- stiffener regions 234 are arranged in a pattern that alternates between a stiffener region 234 that includes an elongated slot 232 and a substantially continuous stiffener region 234 that does not include an elongated slot 232 .
- channel 236 includes 8 transverse channel members 236 a and longitudinal channel members 236 b are longer than longitudinal channel members 36 b , 136 b of clips 10 , 110 . Similar to channels 36 , 136 in clip 10 , 110 respectively, in the illustrated embodiment shown in FIG.
- transverse channel members 236 a are oriented substantially parallel to slots 232 and juncture 12
- longitudinal channel members 236 b are oriented substantially perpendicular to slots 232 and juncture 12
- transverse channel members 236 a and longitudinal channel members 236 b are all connected to each other to form a continuous channel 236 .
- channel 236 protrudes into the interior space between interior surface 21 of first plate 20 and an interior surface 231 of second plate 230 such that the interior surface 231 of second plate 230 is raised while the exterior surface 233 of second plate 230 is correspondingly indented to form channel 236 .
- Stiffener regions 234 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness of clip 210 .
- a first channel may be formed substantially around at least a portion of a first stiffener region and a second channel may be formed around at least a portion of a second stiffener region such that the first channel and the second channel are disconnected from each other.
- a clip comprises individual channels that define an individual stiffener region around each slot, but each channel is disconnected from the channel defining the adjacent stiffener region.
- FIGS. 11-18 illustrate another embodiment of a slide clip 310 configured to allow for both vertical and horizontal movement between adjacent building components connected by slide clip 310 .
- slide clip 310 comprises a first plate 320 and a second plate 330 .
- First plate 320 and second plate 330 can be formed from a single piece of material so that first plate 320 and second plate 330 are of unitary construction and are integrally joined together at a juncture 312 along corresponding interior or lower edges of the first plate 320 and second plate 330 .
- first plate 320 is substantially perpendicular to second plate 330 .
- Clip 310 can be created using a conventional forming process to bend first plate 320 and second plate 330 into the desired configuration.
- first plate 320 comprises a pair of elongated slots 322 .
- first plate 320 may include a single slot or three or more slots.
- slots 322 are oriented so that the longitudinal axes of slots 322 are substantially parallel to each other and the longitudinal axis of each slot 322 substantially perpendicular relative to juncture 312 between first plate 320 and second plate 330 .
- Slots 322 may be configured to receive a fastener, such as a shoulder screw, a standard screw and stepped bushing, or any other fastener configured to cooperate with clip 310 to allow the underlying building component to move relative to clip 310 in the longitudinal direction of slots 322 .
- first plate 320 may also comprise measurement indicia adjacent to one or more of slots 322 to facilitate placement of a fastener within a respective slot 322 .
- first plate 320 also comprises a pair of upturned, internal flanges 364 positioned on an interior portion of first plate 320 between elongated slots 322 .
- the longitudinal axes of internal flanges 364 are substantially perpendicular to juncture 312 .
- Internal flanges 364 may be formed by any suitable forming process.
- internal flanges 364 may be formed by cutting a portion of first plate 320 along a longitudinal axis thereof and bending the portions of first plate 320 adjacent to the longitudinal edges of the cut upward. In some embodiments, the cut may be centered along the width of first plate 320 .
- At least one cut may also be made in a transverse direction to facilitate bending of internal flanges 364 .
- at least one transverse cut may be made adjacent to juncture 312 that defines lower portion 366 b of opening 366 .
- a transverse cut may also be made adjacent to the upper edge 320 a of first plate 320 that defines upper portion 366 a of opening 366 .
- Internal flanges 364 may have rounded corners or sharp corners.
- internal flanges 364 extend toward second plate 330 and are substantially perpendicular relative to an interior surface 321 of first plate 320 .
- Internal flanges 364 can also be configured to extend substantially parallel to each other.
- each internal flange 364 is separated from second plate 330 such that the only connection between first plate 320 and second plate 330 is along juncture 312 .
- each internal flange 364 includes an upper edge 364 a and a lower edge 364 b . As shown, upper edge 364 a is spaced apart from the upper edge 320 a and lower edge 364 b is spaced apart from second plate 330 .
- Upper edges 364 a of internal flanges 364 can be spaced apart any suitable distance from upper edge 320 a of first plate 320 .
- lower edges 364 b of internal flanges 364 can be spaced apart any suitable distance from second plate 330 .
- internal flanges 364 are separated by an opening 366 in first plate 320 positioned between internal flanges 364 .
- opening 366 includes upper and lower portions 366 a , 366 b that extend above upper edge 364 a and below lower edge 364 b , respectively.
- each internal flange 364 defines a respective portion of the perimeter of opening 366 that extends between upper and lower portions 366 a , 366 b.
- first plate 320 and, consequently, internal flanges 364 could extend all the way to upper edge 320 a of first plate 320 .
- Such a configuration may eliminate the need for a transverse cut to be made adjacent to upper edge 320 a of first plate 320 when forming internal flanges 364 .
- opening 366 would then also extend all the way through upper edge 320 a of first plate 320 , resulting in first plate 320 comprising a substantially u-shaped configuration with a pair of legs that each contain a respective slot 322 connected by a portion of first plate 320 below opening 366 adjacent to juncture 312 .
- a clip with this type of u-shaped configuration is clip 610 ′ shown in FIG. 31 and described below.
- a clip with this type of u-shaped configuration may have both internal flanges and external flanges on the first plate, similar to clip 610 ′, while in other embodiments the clip may only have internal flanges on the first plate, similar to clip 310 .
- the opening in the first plate may comprise a punched opening with a flanged perimeter.
- an opening such as a circle, an oval or any other suitable shape, may be punched in the first plate and then the edge of the opening can be drawn upward around at least a portion of the perimeter of the opening to form at least one internal flange.
- the at least one internal flange in these embodiments can also extend toward the second plate and substantially perpendicular relative to the first plate.
- the at least one internal flange in these embodiments can also define an edge of the opening.
- clip 310 also comprises a pair of darts or stiffeners 314 positioned within juncture 312 .
- clip 310 may include a single stiffener or three or more stiffeners positioned within juncture 312 and stiffeners 314 can be positioned at any suitable location along juncture 312 .
- stiffeners 14 may be omitted entirely.
- stiffeners 314 are positioned along juncture 312 on either side of opening 366 between internal flanges 364 and slots 322 , which may help provide stiffness to the portion of first plate 320 between juncture 312 and the lower edge of opening 366 .
- Stiffeners 314 can be formed by any suitable manufacturing process, including but not limited to using special tooling to form stiffeners 314 while clip 310 is being bent along juncture 312 .
- stiffeners 314 protrude into an interior space between the interior surface 321 of first plate 320 and an interior surface 331 of second plate 330 such that the front surface 311 of juncture 312 is raised while the rear surface 313 of juncture 312 is correspondingly indented to form stiffeners 314 .
- Stiffeners 314 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness of clip 310 .
- stiffeners 314 can be configured to increase the stiffness of the flat portions of first plate 320 and second plate 330 adjacent to juncture 312 .
- stiffeners 314 can comprise a ridge that forms a straight line substantially perpendicular to the axis of the bend in juncture 312 .
- the respective ends of the ridge can intersect first plate 320 and second plate 330 at an angle. In some embodiments, that angle between the ridge and the respective plate 320 , 330 can be about 45 degrees.
- Stiffeners 314 can comprise curved surfaces formed on either side of the ridge. In some embodiments, those curved surfaces can result in stiffeners 314 having a substantially triangular outline. The curved surfaces of each stiffener 314 can taper into the bend of clip 310 along juncture 312 .
- stiffeners 314 extend about 0.5 inches along first plate 320 and second plate 330 , resulting in a ridge length of about 0.6 inches. In other embodiments, stiffeners 314 may comprise other dimensions configured to provide sufficient stiffness depending on the particular application intended for clip 310 . The particular shape and size of stiffeners 314 may correspond to the shape and size of the tooling used to form stiffeners 314 .
- second plate 330 also comprises a pair of elongated slots 332 .
- second plate 330 may include a single slot or three or more slots.
- FIG. 19 depicts an embodiment of a clip 410 with internal flanges that includes three elongated slots 432
- FIG. 20 depicts an embodiment of a clip 510 with internal flanges that includes four elongated slots 532 .
- slots 332 are oriented so that the longitudinal axes of slots 332 are substantially parallel to each other and the longitudinal axis of each slot 332 is substantially parallel relative to juncture 312 between first plate 320 and second plate 330 .
- slots 332 may also be configured to receive a fastener, such as a shoulder screw, a standard screw and stepped bushing, or any other fastener configured to cooperate with clip 310 to allow the underlying building component to move relative to clip 310 in the longitudinal direction of slots 332 .
- second plate 330 may also comprise measurement indicia adjacent to one or more of slots 332 to facilitate placement of a fastener within a respective slot 332 .
- each slot 332 can be positioned within a stiffener region 334 .
- stiffener regions 334 are formed by embossing a raised channel 336 into second plate 330 .
- Channel 336 can be rounded in some embodiments.
- channel 336 defines each stiffener region 334 by defining an enclosed substantially rectangular area 337 .
- one or more stiffener regions may be defined by a channel that does not enclose the entire region around a respective slot.
- channel 336 includes a plurality of transverse channel members 336 a and longitudinal channel members 336 b that are all connected to each other to form a continuous channel 336 .
- two transverse channel members 336 a are positioned on the outside of slots 332 and one transverse channel member 336 a is positioned between slots 332
- two longitudinal channel members 336 b are positioned adjacent to the top and bottom respectively of slots 332 .
- Transverse channel members 336 a are oriented substantially parallel to slots 332 and juncture 312
- longitudinal channel members 336 b are oriented substantially perpendicular to slots 332 and juncture 312 .
- channel 336 protrudes into the interior space between interior surface 321 of first plate 320 and an interior surface 331 of second plate 330 such that the interior surface 331 of second plate 330 is raised while the exterior surface 333 of second plate 330 is correspondingly indented to form channel 336 .
- Stiffener regions 334 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness of clip 310 .
- At least one of the transverse channel members 336 a and longitudinal channel members 336 b may be separated or disconnected from at least one other transverse channel member 336 a or longitudinal channel member 336 b .
- a first channel may be formed substantially around at least a portion of a first stiffener region and a second channel may be formed around at least a portion of a second stiffener region such that the first channel and the second channel are disconnected from each other.
- a clip comprises individual channels that define an individual stiffener region around each slot, but each channel is disconnected from the channel defining the adjacent stiffener region.
- clip 310 is shown in a portion of an assembled building structure 350 .
- clip 310 is configured to connect a substantially horizontal building component 52 and an adjacent substantially vertical building component 54 .
- Horizontal building component 52 and vertical building component 54 shown in FIG. 18 are identical to horizontal building component 52 and vertical building component 54 shown in FIG. 8 and described above, so identical elements, including angle flange 52 a , I-beam 52 b , web 54 a , and fasteners 53 , are denoted by the same item numbers and the descriptions thereof are not repeated.
- First plate 320 is shown being attached to horizontal building component 52 , and specifically to an outer face of the vertical leg of angled flange 52 a .
- first plate 320 can be attached to other suitable portions of horizontal building component 52 , including the vertical web of I-beam 52 b .
- clip 310 can be positioned such that the exterior face 323 of first plate 320 is in contact with the outer face of the vertical leg of angled flange 52 a .
- First plate 320 is attached to horizontal building component 52 such that horizontal building component 52 can slideably move in a horizontal direction (i.e., in the longitudinal direction of slots 332 on second plate 330 ) relative to clip 310 and vertical building component 54 even after clip 310 is installed in building structure 350 .
- First plate 320 can be attached to horizontal building component 52 using one or more conventional fasteners 53 , such as shoulder screws, standard screws with stepped bushings, or any other fasteners configured to cooperate with clip 310 to allow horizontal building component 52 to slideably move horizontally (i.e., in the longitudinal direction of slots 332 on first plate 320 ) relative to clip 310 and vertical building component 54 .
- fasteners 53 such as shoulder screws, standard screws with stepped bushings, or any other fasteners configured to cooperate with clip 310 to allow horizontal building component 52 to slideably move horizontally (i.e., in the longitudinal direction of slots 332 on first plate 320 ) relative to clip 310 and vertical building component 54 .
- the horizontal direction is indicated by arrow H.
- Any suitable number of fasteners 53 may be used and fasteners 53 may be installed in one or more of slots 322 on first plate 320 .
- Second plate 330 is shown being attached to vertical building component 54 , and specifically to an outer surface of the web 54 a of vertical building component 54 .
- clip 310 can be positioned such that exterior surface 333 of second plate 330 is in contact with the outer surface of the web 54 a of vertical building component 54 .
- Second plate 330 is attached to vertical building component 54 such that vertical building component 54 can slideably move in a vertical direction (i.e., in the longitudinal direction of slots 332 on second plate 330 ) relative to clip 310 and horizontal building component 52 even after clip 310 is installed in building structure 350 .
- second plate 330 can also be attached to vertical building component 54 using one or more conventional fasteners 53 , such as shoulder screws, standard screws with stepped bushings, or any other fasteners configured to cooperate with clip 310 to allow vertical building component 54 to slideably move vertically (i.e., in the longitudinal direction of slots 332 on second plate 30 ) relative to clip 310 and horizontal building component 52 .
- fasteners 53 such as shoulder screws, standard screws with stepped bushings, or any other fasteners configured to cooperate with clip 310 to allow vertical building component 54 to slideably move vertically (i.e., in the longitudinal direction of slots 332 on second plate 30 ) relative to clip 310 and horizontal building component 52 .
- the vertical direction is indicated by arrow V.
- Any suitable number of fasteners 53 may be used and fasteners 53 may be installed in one or more of slots 332 on second plate 330 .
- FIG. 19 depicts an alternate embodiment of a clip 410 .
- Clip 410 is substantially similar to clip 310 described above, so similar elements, including first plate 320 , elongated slots 322 , flanges 364 , juncture 312 , and stiffeners 314 , are denoted by the same item numbers and the descriptions thereof are not repeated.
- Clip 410 can be installed in a building structure to connect an adjacent horizontal building component and vertical building component in a similar fashion as described above with regard to clip 310 . Differences between clip 310 and clip 410 include that second plate 430 is longer than second plate 330 and includes three elongated slots 432 . Also, second plate 430 has an additional elongated slot 432 compared to second plate 330 of clip 310 . In other embodiments, second plate 430 may include a different number of elongated slots 432 depending on the desired application for clip 410 .
- second plate 430 of clip 410 also includes channel 436 , which is similar to channel 336 described above, and defines stiffener regions 434 .
- each stiffener region 434 comprises an enclosed substantially rectangular area 437 and each slot 432 is positioned within an enclosed rectangular area 437 .
- one or more stiffener regions may be defined by a channel that does not enclose the entire region around a respective slot.
- second plate 430 includes an additional stiffener region 434 that contains the additional elongated slot 432 and channel 436 includes an additional transverse channel member 436 a and longitudinal channel members 436 b are longer compared to channel 336 and longitudinal channel members 336 b in clip 310 .
- transverse channel members 436 a are oriented substantially parallel to slots 432 and juncture 312
- longitudinal channel members 436 b are oriented substantially perpendicular to slots 432 and juncture 312 .
- transverse channel members 436 a and longitudinal channel members 436 b are all connected to each other to form a continuous channel 436 .
- channel 436 protrudes into the interior space between interior surface 321 of first plate 320 and an interior surface 431 of second plate 430 such that the interior surface 431 of second plate 430 is raised while the exterior surface 433 of second plate 430 is correspondingly indented to form channel 436 .
- Stiffener regions 434 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness of clip 410 .
- a first channel may be formed substantially around at least a portion of a first stiffener region and a second channel may be formed around at least a portion of a second stiffener region such that the first channel and the second channel are disconnected from each other.
- a clip comprises individual channels that define an individual stiffener region around each slot, but each channel is disconnected from the channel defining the adjacent stiffener region.
- FIG. 20 depicts another alternate embodiment of a clip 510 .
- Clip 510 is substantially similar to clips 310 , 410 described above, so similar elements, including first plate 320 , elongated slots 322 , flanges 364 , juncture 312 , and stiffeners 314 , are denoted by the same item numbers and the descriptions thereof are not repeated.
- Clip 510 can be installed in a building structure to connect an adjacent horizontal building component and vertical building component in a similar fashion as described above with regard to clip 310 . Differences between clip 510 and clips 310 , 410 include that second plate 530 is longer than second plates 330 , 430 and includes four elongated slots 532 .
- second plate 520 includes an additional elongated slot 532 compared to second plate 430 of clip 410 and two additional elongated slots 532 compared to second plate 330 of clip 310 .
- second plate 530 may include a different number of elongated slots 532 depending on the desired application for clip 510 .
- second plate 530 of clip 510 also includes stiffener regions 534 and channel 536 , which are similar to stiffener regions 334 , 434 and channels 336 , 436 described above. As shown, each stiffener region 534 comprises an enclosed substantially rectangular area 537 and each slot 532 is positioned within an enclosed rectangular area 537 . Similar to clips 310 , 410 described above, in some embodiments, one or more stiffener regions may be defined by a channel that does not enclose the entire region around a respective slot.
- second plate 530 of clip 510 also includes additional stiffener regions 534 , including some stiffener regions 534 that are substantially continuous and do not include an elongated slot 532 .
- stiffener regions 534 are arranged in a pattern that alternates between a stiffener region 534 that includes an elongated slot 532 and a substantially continuous stiffener region 534 that does not include an elongated slot 532 .
- channel 536 includes 8 transverse channel members 536 a and longitudinal channel members 536 b are longer than longitudinal channel members 336 b , 436 b of clips 310 , 410 . Similar to channels 336 , 436 in clip 310 , 410 respectively, in the illustrated embodiment shown in FIG.
- transverse channel members 536 a are oriented substantially parallel to slots 532 and juncture 312
- longitudinal channel members 536 b are oriented substantially perpendicular to slots 532 and juncture 312
- transverse channel members 536 a and longitudinal channel members 536 b are all connected to each other to form a continuous channel 536 .
- channel 536 protrudes into the interior space between interior surface 321 of first plate 320 and an interior surface 531 of second plate 530 such that the interior surface 531 of second plate 530 is raised while the exterior surface 533 of second plate 530 is correspondingly indented to form channel 536 .
- Stiffener regions 534 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness of clip 510 .
- a first channel may be formed substantially around at least a portion of a first stiffener region and a second channel may be formed around at least a portion of a second stiffener region such that the first channel and the second channel are disconnected from each other.
- a clip comprises individual channels that define an individual stiffener region around each slot, but each channel is disconnected from the channel defining the adjacent stiffener region.
- FIGS. 21-28 illustrate another embodiment of a slide clip 610 configured to allow for both vertical and horizontal movement between adjacent building components connected by slide clip 610 .
- slide clip 610 comprises a first plate 620 and a second plate 630 .
- First plate 620 and second plate 630 can be formed from a single piece of material so that first plate 620 and second plate 630 are of unitary construction and are integrally joined together at a juncture 612 along corresponding lower edges of the first plate 620 and second plate 630 .
- first plate 620 is substantially perpendicular to second plate 630 .
- Clip 610 can be created using conventional forming process to bend first plate 620 and second plate 630 into the desired configuration.
- first plate 620 comprises a pair of elongated slots 622 .
- first plate 620 may include a single slot or three or more slots.
- slots 622 are oriented so that the longitudinal axes of slots 622 are substantially parallel to each other and the longitudinal axis of each slot 622 is substantially perpendicular relative to juncture 612 between first plate 620 and second plate 630 .
- Slots 622 may be configured to receive a fastener, such as a shoulder screw, a standard screw and stepped bushing, or any other fastener configured to cooperate with clip 610 to allow the underlying building component to move relative to clip 610 in the longitudinal direction of slots 622 .
- first plate 620 may also comprise measurement indicia adjacent to one or more of slots 622 to facilitate placement of a fastener within a respective slot 622 .
- first plate 620 also comprises a pair of upturned, external flanges 624 along a respective lateral edge of first plate 620 .
- Each external flange 624 is positioned along a lateral edge of first plate 620 that is substantially perpendicular to juncture 612 .
- External flanges 624 may be formed by bending a respective lateral edge of first plate 620 upward.
- external flanges 624 extend toward second plate 630 and are substantially perpendicular relative to an interior surface 621 of first plate 620 .
- External flanges 624 can also be configured to extend substantially parallel to each other.
- each external flange 624 is separated from second plate 630 such that the only connection between first plate 620 and second plate 630 is along juncture 612 .
- each external flange 624 includes an upper edge 624 a and a lower edge 624 b and lower edge 624 b is spaced apart from second plate 630 .
- clip 610 may only comprise one external flange 624 .
- first plate 620 also comprises a pair of upturned, internal flanges 664 positioned on an interior portion of first plate 620 between elongated slots 622 .
- the longitudinal axes of internal flanges 664 are substantially perpendicular to juncture 612 .
- Internal flanges 664 may be formed by any suitable forming process.
- internal flanges 664 may be formed by cutting a portion of first plate 620 along a longitudinal axis thereof and bending the portions of first plate 620 adjacent to the longitudinal edges of the cut upward. In some embodiments, the cut may be centered along the width of first plate 620 .
- At least one cut may also be made in a transverse direction to facilitate bending of internal flanges 664 .
- at least one transverse cut may be made adjacent to juncture 612 that defines lower portion 666 b of opening 666 .
- a transverse cut may also be made adjacent to the upper edge 620 a of first plate 620 that defines upper portion 666 a of opening 666 .
- Internal flanges 664 may have rounded corners or sharp corners.
- internal flanges 664 extend toward second plate 630 and are substantially perpendicular relative to the interior surface 621 of first plate 620 .
- Internal flanges 664 can also be configured to extend substantially parallel to each other.
- internal flanges 664 can also be configured to extend substantially parallel to external flanges 624 .
- each internal flange 664 is separated from second plate 630 such that the only connection between first plate 620 and second plate 630 is along juncture 612 .
- each internal flange 664 includes an upper edge 664 a and a lower edge 664 b .
- upper edge 664 a is spaced apart from the upper edge 620 a and lower edge 664 b is spaced apart from second plate 630 .
- Upper edges 664 a of internal flanges 664 can be spaced apart any suitable distance from upper edge 620 a of first plate 620 .
- lower edges 664 b of internal flanges 664 can be spaced apart any suitable distance from second plate 630 .
- internal flanges 664 are separated by an opening 666 in first plate 620 positioned between internal flanges 664 .
- opening 666 includes upper and lower portions 666 a , 666 b that extend above upper edge 664 a and below lower edge 664 b , respectively.
- each internal flange 664 defines a respective portion of the perimeter of opening 666 that extends between upper and lower portions 666 a , 666 b.
- first plate 620 ′ and, consequently, internal flanges 664 ′ extends all the way to upper edge 620 a ′ of first plate 620 ′.
- Such a configuration may eliminate the need for a transverse cut to be made adjacent to upper edge 620 a ′ of first plate 620 ′ when forming internal flanges 664 ′.
- opening 666 ′ also extends all the way through upper edge 620 a ′ of first plate 620 ′, resulting in first plate 620 ′ comprising a substantially u-shaped configuration with a pair of legs that each contain a respective slot 622 ′ connected by a portion of first plate 620 ′ below opening 666 ′ adjacent to juncture 612 ′.
- the other elements of this particular embodiment are substantially identical to clip 610 described above. Accordingly, the descriptions of those elements are not repeated.
- the opening in the first plate may comprise a punched opening with a flanged perimeter.
- an opening such as a circle, an oval or any other suitable shape, may be punched in the first plate and then the edge of the opening can be drawn upward around at least a portion of the perimeter of the opening to form at least one internal flange.
- the at least one internal flange in these embodiments can also extend toward the second plate and substantially perpendicular relative to the first plate. Additionally, similar to internal flanges 664 described above, the at least one internal flange in these embodiments can also define an edge of the opening.
- clip 610 also comprises a pair of darts or stiffeners 614 positioned within juncture 612 .
- clip 610 may include a single stiffener or three or more stiffeners positioned within juncture 612 and stiffeners 614 can be positioned at any suitable location along juncture 612 .
- stiffeners 614 may be omitted entirely.
- stiffeners 614 are positioned along juncture 612 on either side of opening 666 between internal flanges 664 and slots 622 , which may help provide stiffness to the portion of first plate 620 between juncture 612 and the lower edge of opening 666 .
- Stiffeners 614 can be formed by any suitable manufacturing process, including but not limited to using special tooling to form stiffeners 614 while clip 610 is being bent along juncture 612 .
- stiffeners 614 protrude into an interior space between the interior surface 621 of first plate 620 and an interior surface 631 of second plate 630 such that the front surface 611 of juncture 612 is raised while the rear surface 613 of juncture 612 is correspondingly indented to form stiffeners 614 .
- Stiffeners 614 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness of clip 610 .
- stiffeners 614 can be configured to increase the stiffness of the flat portions of first plate 620 and second plate 630 adjacent to juncture 612 .
- stiffeners 614 can comprise a ridge that forms a straight line substantially perpendicular to the axis of the bend in juncture 612 .
- the respective ends of the ridge can intersect first plate 620 and second plate 630 at an angle. In some embodiments, that angle between the ridge and the respective plate 620 , 630 can be about 45 degrees.
- Stiffeners 614 can comprise curved surfaces formed on either side of the ridge. In some embodiments, those curved surfaces can result in stiffeners 614 having a substantially triangular outline. The curved surfaces of each stiffener 614 can taper into the bend of clip 610 along juncture 612 .
- stiffeners 614 extend about 0.5 inches along first plate 620 and second plate 630 , resulting in a ridge length of about 0.6 inches. In other embodiments, stiffeners 614 may comprise other dimensions configured to provide sufficient stiffness depending on the particular application intended for clip 610 . The particular shape and size of stiffeners 614 may correspond to the shape and size of the tooling used to form stiffeners 614 .
- second plate 630 also comprises a pair of elongated slots 632 .
- second plate 630 may include a single slot or three or more slots.
- FIG. 29 depicts an embodiment of a clip 710 with internal flanges that includes three elongated slots 732
- FIG. 30 depicts an embodiment of a clip 810 with internal flanges that includes four elongated slots 832 .
- slots 632 are oriented so that the longitudinal axes of slots 632 are substantially parallel to each other and the longitudinal axis of each slot 632 is substantially parallel relative to juncture 612 between first plate 620 and second plate 630 .
- slots 632 may also be configured to receive a fastener, such as a shoulder screw, a standard screw and stepped bushing, or any other fastener configured to cooperate with clip 610 to allow the underlying building component to move in the longitudinal direction of slots 632 .
- second plate 630 may also comprise measurement indicia adjacent to one or more of slots 632 to facilitate placement of a fastener within a respective slot 632 .
- each slot 632 can be positioned within a stiffener region 634 .
- stiffener regions 634 are formed by embossing a raised channel 636 into second plate 630 .
- Channel 636 can be rounded in some embodiments.
- channel 636 defines each stiffener region 634 by defining an enclosed substantially rectangular area 637 .
- one or more stiffener regions may be defined by a channel that does not enclose the entire region around a respective slot.
- channel 636 includes a plurality of transverse channel members 636 a and longitudinal channel members 636 b that are all connected to each other to form a continuous channel 636 .
- two transverse channel members 636 a are positioned on the outside of slots 632 and one transverse channel member 636 a is positioned between slots 632
- two longitudinal channel members 636 b are positioned adjacent to the top and bottom respectively of slots 632 .
- Transverse channel members 636 a are oriented substantially parallel to slots 632 and juncture 612
- longitudinal channel members 636 b are oriented substantially perpendicular to slots 632 and juncture 612 .
- channel 636 protrudes into the interior space between interior surface 621 of first plate 620 and an interior surface 631 of second plate 630 such that the interior surface 631 of second plate 630 is raised while the exterior surface 633 of second plate 630 is correspondingly indented to form channel 636 .
- Stiffener regions 634 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness of clip 610 .
- At least one of the transverse channel members 636 a and longitudinal channel members 636 b may be separated or disconnected from at least one other transverse channel member 636 a or longitudinal channel member 636 b .
- a first channel may be formed substantially around at least a portion of a first stiffener region and a second channel may be formed around at least a portion of a second stiffener region such that the first channel and the second channel are disconnected from each other.
- a clip comprises individual channels that define an individual stiffener region around each slot, but each channel is disconnected from the channel defining the adjacent stiffener region.
- clip 610 is shown in a portion of an assembled building structure 650 .
- clip 610 is configured to connect a substantially horizontal building component 52 and an adjacent substantially vertical building component 54 .
- Horizontal building component 52 and vertical building component 54 shown in FIG. 28 are identical to horizontal building component and vertical building component 54 shown in FIGS. 8 and 18 and described above, so identical elements, including angle flange 52 a , I-beam 52 b , web 54 a , and fasteners 53 , are denoted by the same item numbers and the descriptions thereof are not repeated.
- First plate 620 is shown being attached to horizontal building component 52 , and specifically to an outer face of the vertical leg of angled flange 52 a .
- first plate 620 can be attached to other suitable portions of horizontal building component 52 , including the vertical web of I-beam 52 b .
- clip 610 can be positioned such that the exterior face 623 of first plate 620 is in contact with the outer face of the vertical leg of angled flange 52 a .
- First plate 620 is attached to horizontal building component 52 such that horizontal building component 52 can slideably move in a horizontal direction (i.e., in the longitudinal direction of slots 632 on second plate 630 ) relative to clip 610 and vertical building component 54 even after clip 610 is installed in building structure 650 .
- First plate 620 can be attached to horizontal building component 52 using one or more conventional fasteners 53 , such as shoulder screws, standard screws with stepped bushings, or any other fasteners configured to cooperate with clip 610 to allow horizontal building component 52 to slideably move horizontally (i.e., in the longitudinal direction of slots 632 on first plate 620 ) relative to clip 610 and vertical building component 54 .
- fasteners 53 such as shoulder screws, standard screws with stepped bushings, or any other fasteners configured to cooperate with clip 610 to allow horizontal building component 52 to slideably move horizontally (i.e., in the longitudinal direction of slots 632 on first plate 620 ) relative to clip 610 and vertical building component 54 .
- the horizontal direction is indicated by arrow H.
- Any suitable number of fasteners 53 may be used and fasteners 53 may be installed in one or more of slots 622 on first plate 620 .
- Second plate 630 is shown being attached to vertical building component 54 , and specifically to an outer surface of the web 54 a of vertical building component 54 .
- clip 610 can be positioned such that exterior surface 633 of second plate 630 is in contact with the outer surface of the web 54 a of vertical building component 54 .
- Second plate 630 is attached to vertical building component 54 such that vertical building component 54 can slideably move in a vertical direction (i.e., in the longitudinal direction of slots 632 on second plate 630 ) relative to clip 610 and horizontal building component 52 even after clip 610 is installed in building structure 650 .
- second plate 630 can also be attached to vertical building component 54 using one or more conventional fasteners 53 , such as shoulder screws, standard screws with stepped bushings, or any other fasteners configured to cooperate with clip 610 to allow vertical building component 54 to slideably move vertically (i.e., in the longitudinal direction of slots 632 on second plate 630 ) relative to clip 610 and horizontal building component 52 .
- fasteners 53 such as shoulder screws, standard screws with stepped bushings, or any other fasteners configured to cooperate with clip 610 to allow vertical building component 54 to slideably move vertically (i.e., in the longitudinal direction of slots 632 on second plate 630 ) relative to clip 610 and horizontal building component 52 .
- the vertical direction is indicated by arrow V.
- Any suitable number of fasteners 53 may be used and fasteners 53 may be installed in one or more of slots 632 on second plate 630 .
- FIG. 29 depicts an alternate embodiment of a clip 710 .
- Clip 710 is substantially similar to clip 610 described above, so similar elements, including first plate 620 , elongated slots 622 , external flanges 624 , internal flanges 664 , opening 666 , juncture 612 , and stiffeners 614 , are denoted by the same item numbers and the descriptions thereof are not repeated.
- Clip 710 can be installed in a building structure to connect an adjacent horizontal building component and vertical building component in a similar fashion as described above with regard to clip 610 . Differences between clip 610 and clip 710 include that second plate 730 is longer than second plate 630 and includes three elongated slots 732 . Also, second plate 730 has an additional elongated slot 732 compared to second plate 630 of clip 610 . In other embodiments, second plate 730 may include a different number of elongated slots 732 depending on the desired application for clip 710 .
- second plate 730 of clip 710 also includes channel 736 , which is similar to channel 636 described above, and defines stiffener regions 734 .
- each stiffener region 734 comprises an enclosed substantially rectangular area 737 and each slot 732 is positioned within an enclosed rectangular area 737 .
- one or more stiffener regions may be defined by a channel that does not enclose the entire region around a respective slot.
- second plate 730 includes an additional stiffener region 734 that contains the additional elongated slot 732 and channel 736 includes an additional transverse channel member 736 a and longitudinal channel members 736 b are longer compared to channel 636 and longitudinal channel members 636 b in clip 610 .
- transverse channel members 736 a are oriented substantially parallel to slots 732 and juncture 612
- longitudinal channel members 736 b are oriented substantially perpendicular to slots 732 and juncture 612 .
- transverse channel members 736 a and longitudinal channel members 736 b are all connected to each other to form a continuous channel 736 .
- channel 736 protrudes into the interior space between interior surface 721 of first plate 720 and an interior surface 731 of second plate 730 such that the interior surface 731 of second plate 730 is raised while the exterior surface 733 of second plate 730 is correspondingly indented to form channel 736 .
- Stiffener regions 734 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness of clip 710 .
- a first channel may be formed substantially around at least a portion of a first stiffener region and a second channel may be formed around at least a portion of a second stiffener region such that the first channel and the second channel are disconnected from each other.
- a clip comprises individual channels that define an individual stiffener region around each slot, but each channel is disconnected from the channel defining the adjacent stiffener region.
- FIG. 30 depicts another alternate embodiment of a clip 810 .
- Clip 810 is substantially similar to clips 610 , 710 described above, so similar elements, including first plate 620 , elongated slots 622 , external flanges 624 , internal flanges 664 , opening 666 , juncture 612 , and stiffeners 614 , are denoted by the same item numbers and the descriptions thereof are not repeated.
- Clip 810 can be installed in a building structure to connect an adjacent horizontal building component and vertical building component in a similar fashion as described above with regard to clip 610 . Differences between clip 810 and clips 610 , 710 include that second plate 830 is longer than second plates 630 , 730 and includes four elongated slots 832 .
- second plate 820 includes an additional elongated slot 832 compared to second plate 730 of clip 710 and two additional elongated slots 832 compared to second plate 630 of clip 610 .
- second plate 830 may include a different number of elongated slots 832 depending on the desired application for clip 810 .
- second plate 830 of clip 810 also includes stiffener regions 834 and channel 836 , which are similar to stiffener regions 634 , 734 and channels 636 , 736 described above. As shown, each stiffener region 834 comprises an enclosed substantially rectangular area 837 and each slot 832 is positioned within an enclosed rectangular area 837 . Similar to clips 610 , 710 described above, in some embodiments, one or more stiffener regions may be defined by a channel that does not enclose the entire region around a respective slot.
- second plate 830 of clip 810 also includes additional stiffener regions 834 , including some stiffener regions 834 that are substantially continuous and do not include an elongated slot 832 .
- stiffener regions 834 are arranged in a pattern that alternates between a stiffener region 834 that includes an elongated slot 832 and a substantially continuous stiffener region 834 that does not include an elongated slot 832 .
- channel 836 includes 8 transverse channel members 836 a and longitudinal channel members 836 b are longer than longitudinal channel members 636 b , 736 b of clips 610 , 710 . Similar to channels 636 , 736 in clip 610 , 710 respectively, in the illustrated embodiment shown in FIG.
- transverse channel members 836 a are oriented substantially parallel to slots 832 and juncture 612
- longitudinal channel members 836 b are oriented substantially perpendicular to slots 832 and juncture 612
- transverse channel members 836 a and longitudinal channel members 836 b are all connected to each other to form a continuous channel 836 .
- channel 836 protrudes into the interior space between interior surface 621 of first plate 620 and an interior surface 831 of second plate 830 such that the interior surface 831 of second plate 830 is raised while the exterior surface 833 of second plate 830 is correspondingly indented to form channel 836 .
- Stiffener regions 834 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness of clip 810 .
- a first channel may be formed substantially around at least a portion of a first stiffener region and a second channel may be formed around at least a portion of a second stiffener region such that the first channel and the second channel are disconnected from each other.
- a clip comprises individual channels that define an individual stiffener region around each slot, but each channel is disconnected from the channel defining the adjacent stiffener region.
- the second plate may be shorter than the first plate.
- the second plate may be about 3.5 inches long and the first plate may be about 3.75 inches long.
- the second plate may be longer than the first plate.
- the second plate may be about 6 inches or about 7.75 inches long and the first plate may be about 3.75 inches long. Length may be measured from the juncture between the first plate and the second plate and the free end of the respective plate.
- any suitable dimensions may be used depending on the desired application for a particular clip.
- Clips 10 , 110 , 210 , 310 , 410 , 510 , 710 , 810 may comprise any suitable material, including but not limited to steel, in any suitable thickness.
- the material may comprise 14-gauge steel with about a 68 mil thickness or a design thickness of about 0.0713 inches, while in other embodiments, the material may comprise 12-gauge steel with about a 97 mil thickness or a design thickness of about 0.1017 inches.
- other suitable materials and material thicknesses may be used depending on the application.
- the first plate 20 , 320 , 620 and second plate 30 , 130 , 230 , 330 , 430 , 530 , 630 , 730 , 830 of clips 10 , 110 , 210 , 310 , 410 , 510 , 710 , 810 may comprise any suitable width or length.
- the width or length of a respective first plate or second plate may depend on the dimensions, such as the length or width, of the slots included in the respective plate.
- Slots 22 , 322 , 622 in first plates 20 , 320 , 620 and slots 32 , 132 , 232 , 332 , 432 , 532 , 632 , 732 , 832 in second plates 30 , 130 , 230 , 330 , 430 , 530 , 630 , 730 , 830 may comprise any suitable length.
- the length of slots 22 , 322 , 622 in first plates 20 , 320 , 620 and slots 32 , 132 , 232 , 332 , 432 , 532 , 632 , 732 , 832 in second plates 30 , 130 230 , 330 , 430 , 530 , 630 , 730 , 830 may be chosen based on the amount of deflection desired for a particular application.
- slots 22 , 322 , 622 in first plates 20 , 320 , 620 and slots 32 , 132 , 232 , 332 , 432 , 532 , 632 , 732 , 832 in second plates 30 , 130 , 230 , 330 , 430 , 530 , 630 , 730 , 830 may comprise substantially the same length, while in other embodiments one set of slots may be longer than the other.
- slots 22 , 322 , 622 in first plates 20 , 320 , 620 may comprise a length of about 2.375 inches and slots 32 , 132 , 232 , 332 , 432 , 532 , 632 , 732 and 832 in second plates 30 , 130 , 230 , 330 , 430 , 530 , 630 , 730 , 830 may comprise a length of about 2.250 inches.
- other suitable dimensions may be used in other embodiments depending on the desired application.
- slots 22 , 322 , 622 in first plates 20 , 320 , 620 and slots 32 , 132 , 232 , 332 , 432 , 532 , 632 , 732 , 832 in second plates 30 , 130 , 230 , 330 , 430 , 530 , 630 , 730 , 830 may also comprise any suitable width depending on the application.
- the width of the respective slot may be selected to allow the slot to receive a specific fastener, such as a standard screw with a stepped bushing or a proprietary FastClip Deflection Screw sold by Clarkwestern Dietrich Building Systems LLC.
- slots 22 , 322 , 622 in first plates 20 , 320 , 620 and slots 32 , 132 , 232 , 332 , 432 , 532 , 632 , 732 , 832 in second plates 30 , 130 , 230 , 330 , 430 , 530 , 630 , 730 , 830 may comprise substantially the same width, while in other embodiments one set of slots may be wider than the other.
- slots 22 , 322 , 622 in first plates 20 , 320 , 620 may be wider relative to slots 32 , 132 , 232 , 332 , 432 , 532 , 632 , 732 , 832 in second plates 30 , 130 , 230 , 330 , 430 , 530 , 630 , 730 , 830 such that slots 22 , 322 , 622 in first plates 20 , 320 , 620 are configured to receive standard screws with stepped bushings and slots 32 , 132 , 232 , 332 , 432 , 532 , 632 , 732 , 832 in second plates 30 , 130 , 230 , 330 , 430 , 530 , 630 , 730 , 830 are configured to receive a different type of fastener, such as a FastClip Deflection Screw sold by Clarkwestern Dietrich Building Systems LLC.
- a FastClip Deflection Screw sold by Clarkwestern Diet
- slots 22 , 322 , 622 in first plates 20 , 320 , 620 may comprise a width of about 0.375 inches and slots 32 , 132 , 232 , 332 , 432 , 532 , 632 , 732 , 832 in second plates 30 , 130 , 230 , 330 , 430 , 530 , 630 , 730 , 830 may comprise a width of about 0.250 inches.
- slots 22 , 322 , 622 in first plates 20 , 320 , 620 and slots 32 , 132 , 232 , 332 , 432 , 532 , 632 , 732 , 832 in second plates 30 , 130 , 230 , 330 , 430 , 530 , 630 , 730 , 830 may be used in other embodiments depending on the desired application.
Abstract
A slide clip comprises a first plate and a second plate that are bent relative to each other and connected to each other at a juncture. In some embodiments, the first plate comprises a first internal flange positioned between a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge of the first plate. The first internal flange extends toward the second plate. The first plate further comprises a first slot positioned between the first internal flange and the first lateral edge. In other embodiments, the first plate further comprises a second internal flange and a second slot. The second slot may be positioned between the second internal flange and the second lateral edge. In some embodiments, an opening may be positioned between the first internal flange and the second internal flange.
Description
- This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/384,784, filed Sep. 8, 2016, entitled “SLIDE CLIP,” the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein.
- A building may be subject to a variety of different forces, such as wind, seismic and loading forces, that impact the building in various directions. Adjacent building components can be connected to each other using a clip or connector. In conventional construction, those building components have typically been connected in a rigid fashion. However, in some buildings, adjacent components have been connected using clips that allow the components to move horizontally and/or vertically relative to each other in an attempt to help the building withstand the variety of forces it is subject to over time.
- While a variety of clips and connectors have been made and used, it is believed that no one prior to the inventors have made or used a slide clip as described herein.
- It is believed the present invention will be better understood from the following description of certain examples taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals identify the same elements and in which:
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FIG. 1 depicts a top perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of a slide clip; -
FIG. 2 depicts a bottom perspective view of the slide clip ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 depicts a top plan view of the slide clip ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 depicts a bottom plan view of the slide clip ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 5 depicts a right side elevational view of the slide clip ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 6 depicts a front elevational view of the slide clip ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 7 depicts a rear elevational view of the slide clip ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 8 depicts a perspective assembly view of the slide clip ofFIG. 1 installed in an exemplary embodiment of a building structure; -
FIG. 9 depicts a top perspective view of an alternate exemplary embodiment of a slide clip; -
FIG. 10 depicts a top perspective view of another exemplary embodiment of a slide clip; -
FIG. 11 depicts a top perspective view of another exemplary embodiment of a slide clip; -
FIG. 12 depicts a bottom perspective view of the slide clip ofFIG. 11 ; -
FIG. 13 depicts a top plan view of the slide clip ofFIG. 11 ; -
FIG. 14 depicts a bottom plan view of the slide clip ofFIG. 11 ; -
FIG. 15 depicts a right side elevational view of the slide clip ofFIG. 11 ; -
FIG. 16 depicts a front elevational view of the slide clip ofFIG. 11 ; -
FIG. 17 depicts a rear elevational view of the slide clip ofFIG. 11 ; -
FIG. 18 depicts a perspective assembly view of the slide clip ofFIG. 11 installed in an alternate exemplary embodiment of a building structure; -
FIG. 19 depicts a top perspective view of another exemplary embodiment of a slide clip; -
FIG. 20 depicts a top perspective view of another exemplary embodiment of a slide clip; -
FIG. 21 depicts a top perspective view of another exemplary embodiment of a slide clip; -
FIG. 22 depicts a bottom perspective view of the slide clip ofFIG. 21 ; -
FIG. 23 depicts a top plan view of the slide clip ofFIG. 21 ; -
FIG. 24 depicts a bottom plan view of the slide clip ofFIG. 21 ; -
FIG. 25 depicts a right side elevational view of the slide clip ofFIG. 21 ; -
FIG. 26 depicts a front elevational view of the slide clip ofFIG. 21 ; -
FIG. 27 depicts a rear elevational view of the slide clip ofFIG. 21 ; -
FIG. 28 depicts a perspective assembly view of the slide clip ofFIG. 21 installed in another exemplary embodiment of a building structure; -
FIG. 29 depicts a top perspective view of another exemplary embodiment of a slide clip; -
FIG. 30 depicts a top perspective view of another exemplary embodiment of a slide clip; and -
FIG. 31 depicts a top perspective view of another exemplary embodiment of a slide clip. - The drawings are not intended to be limiting in any way, and it is contemplated that various embodiments of the invention may be carried out in a variety of other ways, including those not necessarily depicted in the drawings. The accompanying drawings incorporated in and forming a part of the specification illustrate several aspects of the present invention, and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention; it being understood, however, that this invention is not limited to the precise arrangements shown.
- The following description of certain examples of the invention should not be used to limit the scope of the present invention. Other examples, features, aspects, embodiments, and advantages of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following description, which is by way of illustration, one of the best modes contemplated for carrying out the invention. As will be realized, the invention is capable of other different and obvious aspects, all without departing from the invention. Accordingly, the drawings and descriptions should be regarded as illustrative in nature and not restrictive.
- It will be appreciated that any one or more of the teachings, expressions, versions, examples, etc. described herein may be combined with any one or more of the other teachings, expressions, versions, examples, etc. that are described herein. The following-described teachings, expressions, versions, examples, etc. should therefore not be viewed in isolation relative to each other. Various suitable ways in which the teachings herein may be combined will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in view of the teachings herein. Such modifications and variations are intended to be included within the scope of the claims.
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FIGS. 1-8 illustrate one embodiment of aslide clip 10 configured to allow for both vertical and horizontal movement between adjacent building components connected byslide clip 10. In this embodiment,slide clip 10 comprises afirst plate 20 and asecond plate 30.First plate 20 andsecond plate 30 can be formed from a single piece of material so thatfirst plate 20 andsecond plate 30 are of unitary construction and are integrally joined together at ajuncture 12 along corresponding interior or lower edges of thefirst plate 20 andsecond plate 30. As shown,first plate 20 is substantially perpendicular tosecond plate 30.Clip 10 can be created using a conventional forming process to bendfirst plate 20 andsecond plate 30 into the desired configuration. - In the illustrated embodiment
first plate 20 comprises a pair ofelongated slots 22. Of course, in other embodimentsfirst plate 20 may include a single slot or three or more slots. As shown,slots 22 are oriented so that the longitudinal axes ofslots 22 are substantially parallel to each other and the longitudinal axis of eachslot 22 is substantially perpendicular relative tojuncture 12 betweenfirst plate 20 andsecond plate 30. As used herein, the term “longitudinal axis” refers to an axis that extends in the direction of the longest dimension of an object.Slots 22 may be configured to receive a fastener, such as a shoulder screw, a standard screw and stepped bushing, or any other fastener configured to cooperate withclip 10 to allow the underlying building component to move relative toclip 10 in the longitudinal direction ofslots 22. In some embodimentsfirst plate 20 may also comprise measurement indicia adjacent to one or more ofslots 22 to facilitate placement of a fastener within arespective slot 22. - As shown,
first plate 20 also comprises a pair of upturned,external flanges 24 along a respective lateral edge offirst plate 20. Eachexternal flange 24 is positioned along a lateral edge offirst plate 20 that is substantially perpendicular tojuncture 12.External flanges 24 may be formed by bending a respective lateral edge offirst plate 20 upward. In the illustrated embodiment,external flanges 24 extend towardsecond plate 30 and are substantially perpendicular relative to aninterior surface 21 offirst plate 20.External flanges 24 can also be configured to extend substantially parallel to each other. In this embodiment, eachexternal flange 24 is separated fromsecond plate 30 such that the only connection betweenfirst plate 20 andsecond plate 30 is alongjuncture 12. Specifically, eachexternal flange 24 includes anupper edge 24 a and alower edge 24 b andlower edge 24 b is spaced apart fromsecond plate 30. In some embodiments,clip 10 may only comprise oneexternal flange 24. - As shown in
FIGS. 1-8 ,clip 10 also comprises a pair of darts orstiffeners 14 positioned withinjuncture 12. Of course, in other embodiments clip 10 may include a single stiffener or three or more stiffeners positioned withinjuncture 12 andstiffeners 14 can be positioned at any suitable location alongjuncture 12. In other embodiments,stiffeners 14 may be omitted entirely.Stiffeners 14 can be formed by any suitable manufacturing process, including but not limited to using special tooling to formstiffeners 14 whileclip 10 is being bent alongjuncture 12. In this embodiment, stiffeners 14 protrude into an interior space between theinterior surface 21 offirst plate 20 and aninterior surface 31 ofsecond plate 30 such that thefront surface 11 ofjuncture 12 is raised while therear surface 13 ofjuncture 12 is correspondingly indented to formstiffeners 14.Stiffeners 14 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness ofclip 10. Particularly, in some embodiments,stiffeners 14 can be configured to increase the stiffness of the flat portions offirst plate 20 andsecond plate 30 adjacent tojuncture 12. - In some embodiments,
stiffeners 14 can comprise a ridge that forms a straight line substantially perpendicular to the axis of the bend injuncture 12. The respective ends of the ridge can intersectfirst plate 20 andsecond plate 30 at an angle. In some embodiments, that angle between the ridge and therespective plate Stiffeners 14 can comprise curved surfaces formed on either side of the ridge. In some embodiments, those curved surfaces can result instiffeners 14 having a substantially triangular outline. The curved surfaces of each stiffener 14 can taper into the bend ofclip 10 alongjuncture 12. In some embodiments,stiffeners 14 extend about 0.5 inches alongfirst plate 20 andsecond plate 30, resulting in a ridge length of about 0.6 inches. In other embodiments,stiffeners 14 may comprise other dimensions configured to provide sufficient stiffness depending on the particular application intended forclip 10. The particular shape and size ofstiffeners 14 may correspond to the shape and size of the tooling used to formstiffeners 14. - In this embodiment,
second plate 30 also comprises a pair ofelongated slots 32. Of course, in other embodimentssecond plate 30 may include a single slot or three or more slots. By way of example only,FIG. 9 depicts an embodiment of aclip 110 with external flanges that includes threeelongated slots 132 andFIG. 10 depicts an embodiment of aclip 210 with external flanges that includes fourelongated slots 232. As shown,slots 32 are oriented so that the longitudinal axes ofslots 32 are substantially parallel to each other and the longitudinal axis of eachslot 32 is substantially parallel relative tojuncture 12 betweenfirst plate 20 andsecond plate 30. Similar toslots 22 described above,slots 32 may also be configured to receive a fastener, such as a shoulder screw, a standard screw and stepped bushing, or any other fastener configured to cooperate withclip 10 to allow the underlying building component to move relative to clip 10 in the longitudinal direction ofslots 32. In some embodimentssecond plate 30 may also comprise measurement indicia adjacent to one or more ofslots 32 to facilitate placement of a fastener within arespective slot 32. - One or more of the
slots 32 can be positioned within astiffener region 34. In the embodiment shown inFIGS. 1-8 , eachslot 32 is positioned within astiffener region 34. In the illustrated embodiment,stiffener regions 34 are formed by embossing a raisedchannel 36 intosecond plate 30.Channel 36 can be rounded in some embodiments. As shown,channel 36 defines eachstiffener region 34 by defining an enclosed substantiallyrectangular area 37. In some embodiments, one or more stiffener regions may be defined by a channel that does not enclose the entire region around a respective slot. - In the embodiment illustrated in
FIGS. 1-8 ,channel 36 includes a plurality oftransverse channel members 36 a andlongitudinal channel members 36 b that are all connected to each other to form acontinuous channel 36. As shown, twotransverse channel members 36 a are positioned on the outside ofslots 32 and onetransverse channel member 36 a is positioned betweenslots 32, while twolongitudinal channel members 36 b are positioned adjacent to the top and bottom respectively ofslots 32.Transverse channel members 36 a are oriented substantially parallel toslots 32 andjuncture 12, whilelongitudinal channel members 36 b are oriented substantially perpendicular toslots 32 andjuncture 12. In this embodiment,channel 36 protrudes into the interior space betweeninterior surface 21 offirst plate 20 and aninterior surface 31 ofsecond plate 30 such that theinterior surface 31 ofsecond plate 30 is raised while theexterior surface 33 ofsecond plate 30 is correspondingly indented to formchannel 36.Stiffener regions 34 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness ofclip 10. - In some embodiments, at least one of the
transverse channel members 36 a andlongitudinal channel members 36 b may be separated or disconnected from at least one othertransverse channel member 36 a orlongitudinal channel member 36 b. By way of example only, in some embodiments a first channel may be formed substantially around at least a portion of a first stiffener region and a second channel may be formed around at least a portion of a second stiffener region such that the first channel and the second channel are disconnected from each other. In another example, a clip comprises individual channels that define an individual stiffener region around each slot, but each channel is disconnected from the channel defining the adjacent stiffener region. - In
FIG. 8 ,clip 10 is shown in a portion of an assembledbuilding structure 50. As shown,clip 10 is configured to connect a substantiallyhorizontal building component 52 and an adjacent substantiallyvertical building component 54. In this embodiment,horizontal building component 52 comprises anangle flange 52 a attached to a load bearing structural I-beam 52 b andvertical building component 54 comprises a stud.Angle flange 52 a may be configured to retain a flooring material, such as concrete, that can be used to create a floor/ceiling in buildingstructure 50. -
First plate 20 is shown being attached tohorizontal building component 52, and specifically to an outer face of the vertical leg ofangled flange 52 a. In some embodiments,first plate 20 can be attached to other suitable portions ofhorizontal building component 52, including the vertical web of I-beam 52 b. In some embodiments,clip 10 can be positioned such that theexterior face 23 offirst plate 20 is in contact with the outer face of the vertical leg ofangled flange 52 a.First plate 20 is attached tohorizontal building component 52 such thathorizontal building component 52 can slideably move in a horizontal direction (i.e., in the longitudinal direction ofslots 32 on second plate 30) relative to clip 10 andvertical building component 54 even afterclip 10 is installed in buildingstructure 50.First plate 20 can be attached tohorizontal building component 52 using one or moreconventional fasteners 53, such as shoulder screws, standard screws with stepped bushings, or any other fasteners configured to cooperate withclip 10 to allowhorizontal building component 52 to slideably move horizontally (i.e., in the longitudinal direction ofslots 32 on first plate 20) relative to clip 10 andvertical building component 54. InFIG. 8 , the horizontal direction is indicated by arrow H. Any suitable number offasteners 53 may be used andfasteners 53 may be installed in one or more ofslots 22 onfirst plate 20. -
Second plate 30 is shown being attached tovertical building component 54, and specifically to an outer surface of theweb 54 a ofvertical building component 54. In some embodiments,clip 10 can be positioned such thatexterior surface 33 ofsecond plate 30 is in contact with the outer surface of theweb 54 a of studvertical building component 54.Second plate 30 is attached tovertical building component 54 such thatvertical building component 54 can slideably move in a vertical direction (i.e., in the longitudinal direction ofslots 32 on second plate 30) relative to clip 10 andhorizontal building component 52 even afterclip 10 is installed in buildingstructure 50. Similar tofirst plate 20 discussed above,second plate 30 can also be attached tovertical building component 54 using one or moreconventional fasteners 53, such as shoulder screws, standard screws with stepped bushings, or any other fasteners configured to cooperate withclip 10 to allowvertical building component 54 to slideably move vertically (i.e., in the longitudinal direction ofslots 32 on second plate 30) relative to clip 10 andhorizontal building component 52. InFIG. 8 , the vertical direction is indicated by arrow V. Any suitable number offasteners 53 may be used andfasteners 53 may be installed in one or more ofslots 32 onsecond plate 30. -
FIG. 9 depicts an alternate embodiment of aclip 110.Clip 110 is substantially similar to clip 10 described above, so similar elements, includingfirst plate 20,elongated slots 22,flanges 24,juncture 12, andstiffeners 14, are denoted by the same item numbers and the descriptions thereof are not repeated.Clip 110 can be installed in a building structure to connect an adjacent horizontal building component and vertical building component in a similar fashion as described above with regard toclip 10. Differences betweenclip 10 andclip 110 include thatsecond plate 130 is longer thansecond plate 30 and includes threeelongated slots 132. Also,second plate 130 has an additionalelongated slot 132 compared tosecond plate 30 ofclip 10. In other embodiments,second plate 130 may include a different number ofelongated slots 132 depending on the desired application forclip 110. - In addition,
second plate 130 ofclip 110 includesstiffener regions 134 andchannel 136, which are similar tostiffener regions 34 andchannel 36 described above. As shown, eachstiffener region 134 comprises an enclosed substantiallyrectangular area 137 and eachslot 132 is positioned within an enclosedrectangular area 137. Similar to clip 10 described above, in some embodiments, one or more stiffener regions may be defined by a channel that does not enclose the entire region around a respective slot. In the illustrated embodiment,second plate 130 includes anadditional stiffener region 134 that contains the additionalelongated slot 132 andchannel 136 includes an additionaltransverse channel member 136 a andlongitudinal channel members 136 b are longer compared tochannel 36 andlongitudinal channel members 36 b inclip 10. Similar to channel 36 inclip 10, in the illustrated embodiment shown inFIG. 9 ,transverse channel members 136 a are oriented substantially parallel toslots 132 andjuncture 12, whilelongitudinal channel members 136 b are oriented substantially perpendicular toslots 132 andjuncture 12. In addition, similar tochannel 36 described above,transverse channel members 136 a andlongitudinal channel members 136 b are all connected to each other to form acontinuous channel 136. In this embodiment,channel 136 protrudes into the interior space betweeninterior surface 21 offirst plate 20 and aninterior surface 131 ofsecond plate 130 such that theinterior surface 131 ofsecond plate 130 is raised while theexterior surface 133 ofsecond plate 130 is correspondingly indented to formchannel 136.Stiffener regions 134 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness ofclip 110. - As discussed above with regard to
channel 36, at least one of thetransverse channel members 136 a andlongitudinal channel members 136 b ofchannel 136 may be separated or disconnected from at least one othertransverse channel member 136 a orlongitudinal channel member 136 b. By way of example only, in some embodiments a first channel may be formed substantially around at least a portion of a first stiffener region and a second channel may be formed around at least a portion of a second stiffener region such that the first channel and the second channel are disconnected from each other. In another example, a clip comprises individual channels that define an individual stiffener region around each slot, but each channel is disconnected from the channel defining the adjacent stiffener region. -
FIG. 10 depicts another alternate embodiment of aclip 210.Clip 210 is substantially similar toclips first plate 20,elongated slots 22,flanges 24,juncture 12, andstiffeners 14, are denoted by the same item numbers and the descriptions thereof are not repeated.Clip 210 can be installed in a building structure to connect an adjacent horizontal building component and vertical building component in a similar fashion as described above with regard toclip 10. Differences betweenclip 210 and clips 10, 110 include thatsecond plate 230 is longer thansecond plates elongated slots 232. Also, second plate 220 includes an additionalelongated slot 232 compared tosecond plate 130 ofclip 110 and two additionalelongated slots 232 compared tosecond plate 30 ofclip 10. In other embodiments,second plate 230 may include a different number ofelongated slots 232 depending on the desired application forclip 210. - In addition,
second plate 230 ofclip 210 also includesstiffener regions 234 andchannel 236, which are similar tostiffener regions channels stiffener region 234 comprises an enclosed substantiallyrectangular area 237 and eachslot 232 is positioned within an enclosedrectangular area 237. Similar toclips - In addition,
second plate 230 ofclip 210 also includesadditional stiffener regions 234, including somestiffener regions 234 that are substantially continuous and do not include anelongated slot 232. In this embodiment,stiffener regions 234 are arranged in a pattern that alternates between astiffener region 234 that includes anelongated slot 232 and a substantiallycontinuous stiffener region 234 that does not include anelongated slot 232. As shown,channel 236 includes 8transverse channel members 236 a andlongitudinal channel members 236 b are longer thanlongitudinal channel members clips channels clip FIG. 10 ,transverse channel members 236 a are oriented substantially parallel toslots 232 andjuncture 12, whilelongitudinal channel members 236 b are oriented substantially perpendicular toslots 232 andjuncture 12. In addition, similar tochannels transverse channel members 236 a andlongitudinal channel members 236 b are all connected to each other to form acontinuous channel 236. In this embodiment,channel 236 protrudes into the interior space betweeninterior surface 21 offirst plate 20 and aninterior surface 231 ofsecond plate 230 such that theinterior surface 231 ofsecond plate 230 is raised while theexterior surface 233 ofsecond plate 230 is correspondingly indented to formchannel 236.Stiffener regions 234 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness ofclip 210. - As discussed above with regard to
channels transverse channel members 236 a andlongitudinal channel members 236 b ofchannel 236 may be separated or disconnected from at least one othertransverse channel member 236 a orlongitudinal channel member 236 b. By way of example only, in some embodiments a first channel may be formed substantially around at least a portion of a first stiffener region and a second channel may be formed around at least a portion of a second stiffener region such that the first channel and the second channel are disconnected from each other. In another example, a clip comprises individual channels that define an individual stiffener region around each slot, but each channel is disconnected from the channel defining the adjacent stiffener region. -
FIGS. 11-18 illustrate another embodiment of aslide clip 310 configured to allow for both vertical and horizontal movement between adjacent building components connected byslide clip 310. In this embodiment,slide clip 310 comprises afirst plate 320 and asecond plate 330.First plate 320 andsecond plate 330 can be formed from a single piece of material so thatfirst plate 320 andsecond plate 330 are of unitary construction and are integrally joined together at ajuncture 312 along corresponding interior or lower edges of thefirst plate 320 andsecond plate 330. As shown,first plate 320 is substantially perpendicular tosecond plate 330.Clip 310 can be created using a conventional forming process to bendfirst plate 320 andsecond plate 330 into the desired configuration. - In the illustrated embodiment
first plate 320 comprises a pair ofelongated slots 322. Of course, in other embodimentsfirst plate 320 may include a single slot or three or more slots. As shown,slots 322 are oriented so that the longitudinal axes ofslots 322 are substantially parallel to each other and the longitudinal axis of eachslot 322 substantially perpendicular relative tojuncture 312 betweenfirst plate 320 andsecond plate 330.Slots 322 may be configured to receive a fastener, such as a shoulder screw, a standard screw and stepped bushing, or any other fastener configured to cooperate withclip 310 to allow the underlying building component to move relative to clip 310 in the longitudinal direction ofslots 322. In some embodimentsfirst plate 320 may also comprise measurement indicia adjacent to one or more ofslots 322 to facilitate placement of a fastener within arespective slot 322. - As shown,
first plate 320 also comprises a pair of upturned,internal flanges 364 positioned on an interior portion offirst plate 320 betweenelongated slots 322. The longitudinal axes ofinternal flanges 364 are substantially perpendicular tojuncture 312.Internal flanges 364 may be formed by any suitable forming process. For example, in some embodimentsinternal flanges 364 may be formed by cutting a portion offirst plate 320 along a longitudinal axis thereof and bending the portions offirst plate 320 adjacent to the longitudinal edges of the cut upward. In some embodiments, the cut may be centered along the width offirst plate 320. At least one cut may also be made in a transverse direction to facilitate bending ofinternal flanges 364. For example, at least one transverse cut may be made adjacent tojuncture 312 that defineslower portion 366 b ofopening 366. In some embodiments, a transverse cut may also be made adjacent to theupper edge 320 a offirst plate 320 that definesupper portion 366 a ofopening 366.Internal flanges 364 may have rounded corners or sharp corners. - In the illustrated embodiment,
internal flanges 364 extend towardsecond plate 330 and are substantially perpendicular relative to aninterior surface 321 offirst plate 320.Internal flanges 364 can also be configured to extend substantially parallel to each other. In this embodiment, eachinternal flange 364 is separated fromsecond plate 330 such that the only connection betweenfirst plate 320 andsecond plate 330 is alongjuncture 312. Specifically, eachinternal flange 364 includes anupper edge 364 a and alower edge 364 b. As shown,upper edge 364 a is spaced apart from theupper edge 320 a andlower edge 364 b is spaced apart fromsecond plate 330. Upper edges 364 a ofinternal flanges 364 can be spaced apart any suitable distance fromupper edge 320 a offirst plate 320. Similarly,lower edges 364 b ofinternal flanges 364 can be spaced apart any suitable distance fromsecond plate 330. As shown,internal flanges 364 are separated by anopening 366 infirst plate 320 positioned betweeninternal flanges 364. In the illustrated embodiment, opening 366 includes upper andlower portions upper edge 364 a and belowlower edge 364 b, respectively. In this embodiment, eachinternal flange 364 defines a respective portion of the perimeter of opening 366 that extends between upper andlower portions - In some embodiments, the longitudinal cut in
first plate 320 and, consequently,internal flanges 364 could extend all the way toupper edge 320 a offirst plate 320. Such a configuration may eliminate the need for a transverse cut to be made adjacent toupper edge 320 a offirst plate 320 when forminginternal flanges 364. In such an embodiment, opening 366 would then also extend all the way throughupper edge 320 a offirst plate 320, resulting infirst plate 320 comprising a substantially u-shaped configuration with a pair of legs that each contain arespective slot 322 connected by a portion offirst plate 320 below opening 366 adjacent tojuncture 312. An example of a clip with this type of u-shaped configuration isclip 610′ shown inFIG. 31 and described below. Of course, in some embodiments, a clip with this type of u-shaped configuration may have both internal flanges and external flanges on the first plate, similar to clip 610′, while in other embodiments the clip may only have internal flanges on the first plate, similar toclip 310. - In some embodiments, the opening in the first plate may comprise a punched opening with a flanged perimeter. For example, an opening, such as a circle, an oval or any other suitable shape, may be punched in the first plate and then the edge of the opening can be drawn upward around at least a portion of the perimeter of the opening to form at least one internal flange. Similar to
internal flanges 364 described above, the at least one internal flange in these embodiments can also extend toward the second plate and substantially perpendicular relative to the first plate. Additionally, similar tointernal flanges 364 described above, the at least one internal flange in these embodiments can also define an edge of the opening. - As shown in
FIGS. 11-18 ,clip 310 also comprises a pair of darts orstiffeners 314 positioned withinjuncture 312. Of course, in other embodiments clip 310 may include a single stiffener or three or more stiffeners positioned withinjuncture 312 andstiffeners 314 can be positioned at any suitable location alongjuncture 312. In other embodiments,stiffeners 14 may be omitted entirely. In the illustrated embodiment,stiffeners 314 are positioned alongjuncture 312 on either side of opening 366 betweeninternal flanges 364 andslots 322, which may help provide stiffness to the portion offirst plate 320 betweenjuncture 312 and the lower edge ofopening 366.Stiffeners 314 can be formed by any suitable manufacturing process, including but not limited to using special tooling to formstiffeners 314 whileclip 310 is being bent alongjuncture 312. In this embodiment,stiffeners 314 protrude into an interior space between theinterior surface 321 offirst plate 320 and aninterior surface 331 ofsecond plate 330 such that thefront surface 311 ofjuncture 312 is raised while therear surface 313 ofjuncture 312 is correspondingly indented to formstiffeners 314.Stiffeners 314 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness ofclip 310. Particularly, in some embodiments,stiffeners 314 can be configured to increase the stiffness of the flat portions offirst plate 320 andsecond plate 330 adjacent tojuncture 312. - Similar to stiffeners 14 described above, in some embodiments,
stiffeners 314 can comprise a ridge that forms a straight line substantially perpendicular to the axis of the bend injuncture 312. The respective ends of the ridge can intersectfirst plate 320 andsecond plate 330 at an angle. In some embodiments, that angle between the ridge and therespective plate Stiffeners 314 can comprise curved surfaces formed on either side of the ridge. In some embodiments, those curved surfaces can result instiffeners 314 having a substantially triangular outline. The curved surfaces of eachstiffener 314 can taper into the bend ofclip 310 alongjuncture 312. In some embodiments,stiffeners 314 extend about 0.5 inches alongfirst plate 320 andsecond plate 330, resulting in a ridge length of about 0.6 inches. In other embodiments,stiffeners 314 may comprise other dimensions configured to provide sufficient stiffness depending on the particular application intended forclip 310. The particular shape and size ofstiffeners 314 may correspond to the shape and size of the tooling used to formstiffeners 314. - In this embodiment,
second plate 330 also comprises a pair ofelongated slots 332. Of course, in other embodimentssecond plate 330 may include a single slot or three or more slots. By way of example only,FIG. 19 depicts an embodiment of aclip 410 with internal flanges that includes threeelongated slots 432 andFIG. 20 depicts an embodiment of aclip 510 with internal flanges that includes fourelongated slots 532. As shown,slots 332 are oriented so that the longitudinal axes ofslots 332 are substantially parallel to each other and the longitudinal axis of eachslot 332 is substantially parallel relative tojuncture 312 betweenfirst plate 320 andsecond plate 330. Similar toslots 322 described above,slots 332 may also be configured to receive a fastener, such as a shoulder screw, a standard screw and stepped bushing, or any other fastener configured to cooperate withclip 310 to allow the underlying building component to move relative to clip 310 in the longitudinal direction ofslots 332. In some embodimentssecond plate 330 may also comprise measurement indicia adjacent to one or more ofslots 332 to facilitate placement of a fastener within arespective slot 332. - One or more of the
slots 332 can be positioned within astiffener region 334. In the embodiment shown inFIGS. 11-18 , eachslot 332 is positioned within astiffener region 334. In the illustrated embodiment,stiffener regions 334 are formed by embossing a raisedchannel 336 intosecond plate 330.Channel 336 can be rounded in some embodiments. As shown,channel 336 defines eachstiffener region 334 by defining an enclosed substantiallyrectangular area 337. In some embodiments, one or more stiffener regions may be defined by a channel that does not enclose the entire region around a respective slot. - In the embodiment illustrated in
FIGS. 11-18 ,channel 336 includes a plurality oftransverse channel members 336 a andlongitudinal channel members 336 b that are all connected to each other to form acontinuous channel 336. As shown, twotransverse channel members 336 a are positioned on the outside ofslots 332 and onetransverse channel member 336 a is positioned betweenslots 332, while twolongitudinal channel members 336 b are positioned adjacent to the top and bottom respectively ofslots 332.Transverse channel members 336 a are oriented substantially parallel toslots 332 andjuncture 312, whilelongitudinal channel members 336 b are oriented substantially perpendicular toslots 332 andjuncture 312. In this embodiment,channel 336 protrudes into the interior space betweeninterior surface 321 offirst plate 320 and aninterior surface 331 ofsecond plate 330 such that theinterior surface 331 ofsecond plate 330 is raised while theexterior surface 333 ofsecond plate 330 is correspondingly indented to formchannel 336.Stiffener regions 334 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness ofclip 310. - In some embodiments, at least one of the
transverse channel members 336 a andlongitudinal channel members 336 b may be separated or disconnected from at least one othertransverse channel member 336 a orlongitudinal channel member 336 b. By way of example only, in some embodiments a first channel may be formed substantially around at least a portion of a first stiffener region and a second channel may be formed around at least a portion of a second stiffener region such that the first channel and the second channel are disconnected from each other. In another example, a clip comprises individual channels that define an individual stiffener region around each slot, but each channel is disconnected from the channel defining the adjacent stiffener region. - In
FIG. 18 ,clip 310 is shown in a portion of an assembledbuilding structure 350. As shown,clip 310 is configured to connect a substantiallyhorizontal building component 52 and an adjacent substantiallyvertical building component 54.Horizontal building component 52 andvertical building component 54 shown inFIG. 18 are identical tohorizontal building component 52 andvertical building component 54 shown inFIG. 8 and described above, so identical elements, includingangle flange 52 a, I-beam 52 b,web 54 a, andfasteners 53, are denoted by the same item numbers and the descriptions thereof are not repeated. -
First plate 320 is shown being attached tohorizontal building component 52, and specifically to an outer face of the vertical leg ofangled flange 52 a. In some embodiments,first plate 320 can be attached to other suitable portions ofhorizontal building component 52, including the vertical web of I-beam 52 b. In some embodiments,clip 310 can be positioned such that theexterior face 323 offirst plate 320 is in contact with the outer face of the vertical leg ofangled flange 52 a.First plate 320 is attached tohorizontal building component 52 such thathorizontal building component 52 can slideably move in a horizontal direction (i.e., in the longitudinal direction ofslots 332 on second plate 330) relative to clip 310 andvertical building component 54 even afterclip 310 is installed in buildingstructure 350.First plate 320 can be attached tohorizontal building component 52 using one or moreconventional fasteners 53, such as shoulder screws, standard screws with stepped bushings, or any other fasteners configured to cooperate withclip 310 to allowhorizontal building component 52 to slideably move horizontally (i.e., in the longitudinal direction ofslots 332 on first plate 320) relative to clip 310 andvertical building component 54. InFIG. 18 , the horizontal direction is indicated by arrow H. Any suitable number offasteners 53 may be used andfasteners 53 may be installed in one or more ofslots 322 onfirst plate 320. -
Second plate 330 is shown being attached tovertical building component 54, and specifically to an outer surface of theweb 54 a ofvertical building component 54. In some embodiments,clip 310 can be positioned such thatexterior surface 333 ofsecond plate 330 is in contact with the outer surface of theweb 54 a ofvertical building component 54.Second plate 330 is attached tovertical building component 54 such thatvertical building component 54 can slideably move in a vertical direction (i.e., in the longitudinal direction ofslots 332 on second plate 330) relative to clip 310 andhorizontal building component 52 even afterclip 310 is installed in buildingstructure 350. Similar tofirst plate 320 discussed above,second plate 330 can also be attached tovertical building component 54 using one or moreconventional fasteners 53, such as shoulder screws, standard screws with stepped bushings, or any other fasteners configured to cooperate withclip 310 to allowvertical building component 54 to slideably move vertically (i.e., in the longitudinal direction ofslots 332 on second plate 30) relative to clip 310 andhorizontal building component 52. InFIG. 18 , the vertical direction is indicated by arrow V. Any suitable number offasteners 53 may be used andfasteners 53 may be installed in one or more ofslots 332 onsecond plate 330. -
FIG. 19 depicts an alternate embodiment of aclip 410.Clip 410 is substantially similar to clip 310 described above, so similar elements, includingfirst plate 320,elongated slots 322,flanges 364,juncture 312, andstiffeners 314, are denoted by the same item numbers and the descriptions thereof are not repeated.Clip 410 can be installed in a building structure to connect an adjacent horizontal building component and vertical building component in a similar fashion as described above with regard toclip 310. Differences betweenclip 310 andclip 410 include thatsecond plate 430 is longer thansecond plate 330 and includes threeelongated slots 432. Also,second plate 430 has an additionalelongated slot 432 compared tosecond plate 330 ofclip 310. In other embodiments,second plate 430 may include a different number ofelongated slots 432 depending on the desired application forclip 410. - In addition,
second plate 430 ofclip 410 also includeschannel 436, which is similar tochannel 336 described above, and definesstiffener regions 434. As shown, eachstiffener region 434 comprises an enclosed substantiallyrectangular area 437 and eachslot 432 is positioned within an enclosedrectangular area 437. Similar to clip 310 described above, in some embodiments, one or more stiffener regions may be defined by a channel that does not enclose the entire region around a respective slot. In the illustrated embodiment,second plate 430 includes anadditional stiffener region 434 that contains the additionalelongated slot 432 andchannel 436 includes an additionaltransverse channel member 436 a andlongitudinal channel members 436 b are longer compared tochannel 336 andlongitudinal channel members 336 b inclip 310. Similar to channel 336 inclip 310, in the illustrated embodiment shown inFIG. 19 ,transverse channel members 436 a are oriented substantially parallel toslots 432 andjuncture 312, whilelongitudinal channel members 436 b are oriented substantially perpendicular toslots 432 andjuncture 312. In addition, similar tochannel 336 described above,transverse channel members 436 a andlongitudinal channel members 436 b are all connected to each other to form acontinuous channel 436. In this embodiment,channel 436 protrudes into the interior space betweeninterior surface 321 offirst plate 320 and aninterior surface 431 ofsecond plate 430 such that theinterior surface 431 ofsecond plate 430 is raised while theexterior surface 433 ofsecond plate 430 is correspondingly indented to formchannel 436.Stiffener regions 434 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness ofclip 410. - As discussed above with regard to
channel 336, at least one of thetransverse channel members 436 a andlongitudinal channel members 436 b ofchannel 436 may be separated or disconnected from at least one othertransverse channel member 436 a orlongitudinal channel member 436 b. By way of example only, in some embodiments a first channel may be formed substantially around at least a portion of a first stiffener region and a second channel may be formed around at least a portion of a second stiffener region such that the first channel and the second channel are disconnected from each other. In another example, a clip comprises individual channels that define an individual stiffener region around each slot, but each channel is disconnected from the channel defining the adjacent stiffener region. -
FIG. 20 depicts another alternate embodiment of aclip 510.Clip 510 is substantially similar toclips first plate 320,elongated slots 322,flanges 364,juncture 312, andstiffeners 314, are denoted by the same item numbers and the descriptions thereof are not repeated.Clip 510 can be installed in a building structure to connect an adjacent horizontal building component and vertical building component in a similar fashion as described above with regard toclip 310. Differences betweenclip 510 andclips second plate 530 is longer thansecond plates elongated slots 532. Also, second plate 520 includes an additionalelongated slot 532 compared tosecond plate 430 ofclip 410 and two additionalelongated slots 532 compared tosecond plate 330 ofclip 310. In other embodiments,second plate 530 may include a different number ofelongated slots 532 depending on the desired application forclip 510. - In addition,
second plate 530 ofclip 510 also includesstiffener regions 534 andchannel 536, which are similar tostiffener regions channels stiffener region 534 comprises an enclosed substantiallyrectangular area 537 and eachslot 532 is positioned within an enclosedrectangular area 537. Similar toclips - In addition,
second plate 530 ofclip 510 also includesadditional stiffener regions 534, including somestiffener regions 534 that are substantially continuous and do not include anelongated slot 532. In this embodiment,stiffener regions 534 are arranged in a pattern that alternates between astiffener region 534 that includes anelongated slot 532 and a substantiallycontinuous stiffener region 534 that does not include anelongated slot 532. As shown,channel 536 includes 8transverse channel members 536 a andlongitudinal channel members 536 b are longer thanlongitudinal channel members clips channels clip FIG. 20 ,transverse channel members 536 a are oriented substantially parallel toslots 532 andjuncture 312, whilelongitudinal channel members 536 b are oriented substantially perpendicular toslots 532 andjuncture 312. In addition, similar tochannels transverse channel members 536 a andlongitudinal channel members 536 b are all connected to each other to form acontinuous channel 536. In this embodiment,channel 536 protrudes into the interior space betweeninterior surface 321 offirst plate 320 and aninterior surface 531 ofsecond plate 530 such that theinterior surface 531 ofsecond plate 530 is raised while theexterior surface 533 ofsecond plate 530 is correspondingly indented to formchannel 536.Stiffener regions 534 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness ofclip 510. - As discussed above with regard to
channels transverse channel members 536 a andlongitudinal channel members 536 b ofchannel 536 may be separated or disconnected from at least one othertransverse channel member 536 a orlongitudinal channel member 536 b. By way of example only, in some embodiments a first channel may be formed substantially around at least a portion of a first stiffener region and a second channel may be formed around at least a portion of a second stiffener region such that the first channel and the second channel are disconnected from each other. In another example, a clip comprises individual channels that define an individual stiffener region around each slot, but each channel is disconnected from the channel defining the adjacent stiffener region. -
FIGS. 21-28 illustrate another embodiment of aslide clip 610 configured to allow for both vertical and horizontal movement between adjacent building components connected byslide clip 610. In this embodiment,slide clip 610 comprises afirst plate 620 and asecond plate 630.First plate 620 andsecond plate 630 can be formed from a single piece of material so thatfirst plate 620 andsecond plate 630 are of unitary construction and are integrally joined together at ajuncture 612 along corresponding lower edges of thefirst plate 620 andsecond plate 630. As shown,first plate 620 is substantially perpendicular tosecond plate 630.Clip 610 can be created using conventional forming process to bendfirst plate 620 andsecond plate 630 into the desired configuration. - In the illustrated embodiment
first plate 620 comprises a pair ofelongated slots 622. Of course, in other embodimentsfirst plate 620 may include a single slot or three or more slots. As shown,slots 622 are oriented so that the longitudinal axes ofslots 622 are substantially parallel to each other and the longitudinal axis of eachslot 622 is substantially perpendicular relative tojuncture 612 betweenfirst plate 620 andsecond plate 630.Slots 622 may be configured to receive a fastener, such as a shoulder screw, a standard screw and stepped bushing, or any other fastener configured to cooperate withclip 610 to allow the underlying building component to move relative to clip 610 in the longitudinal direction ofslots 622. In some embodimentsfirst plate 620 may also comprise measurement indicia adjacent to one or more ofslots 622 to facilitate placement of a fastener within arespective slot 622. - As shown,
first plate 620 also comprises a pair of upturned,external flanges 624 along a respective lateral edge offirst plate 620. Eachexternal flange 624 is positioned along a lateral edge offirst plate 620 that is substantially perpendicular tojuncture 612.External flanges 624 may be formed by bending a respective lateral edge offirst plate 620 upward. In the illustrated embodiment,external flanges 624 extend towardsecond plate 630 and are substantially perpendicular relative to aninterior surface 621 offirst plate 620.External flanges 624 can also be configured to extend substantially parallel to each other. In this embodiment, eachexternal flange 624 is separated fromsecond plate 630 such that the only connection betweenfirst plate 620 andsecond plate 630 is alongjuncture 612. Specifically, eachexternal flange 624 includes anupper edge 624 a and alower edge 624 b andlower edge 624 b is spaced apart fromsecond plate 630. In some embodiments,clip 610 may only comprise oneexternal flange 624. - In the embodiment shown in
FIGS. 21-28 ,first plate 620 also comprises a pair of upturned,internal flanges 664 positioned on an interior portion offirst plate 620 betweenelongated slots 622. The longitudinal axes ofinternal flanges 664 are substantially perpendicular tojuncture 612.Internal flanges 664 may be formed by any suitable forming process. For example, in some embodimentsinternal flanges 664 may be formed by cutting a portion offirst plate 620 along a longitudinal axis thereof and bending the portions offirst plate 620 adjacent to the longitudinal edges of the cut upward. In some embodiments, the cut may be centered along the width offirst plate 620. At least one cut may also be made in a transverse direction to facilitate bending ofinternal flanges 664. For example, at least one transverse cut may be made adjacent tojuncture 612 that defineslower portion 666 b ofopening 666. In some embodiments, a transverse cut may also be made adjacent to theupper edge 620 a offirst plate 620 that definesupper portion 666 a ofopening 666.Internal flanges 664 may have rounded corners or sharp corners. - In the illustrated embodiment,
internal flanges 664 extend towardsecond plate 630 and are substantially perpendicular relative to theinterior surface 621 offirst plate 620.Internal flanges 664 can also be configured to extend substantially parallel to each other. Furthermore,internal flanges 664 can also be configured to extend substantially parallel toexternal flanges 624. In this embodiment, eachinternal flange 664 is separated fromsecond plate 630 such that the only connection betweenfirst plate 620 andsecond plate 630 is alongjuncture 612. Specifically, eachinternal flange 664 includes anupper edge 664 a and alower edge 664 b. As shown,upper edge 664 a is spaced apart from theupper edge 620 a andlower edge 664 b is spaced apart fromsecond plate 630. Upper edges 664 a ofinternal flanges 664 can be spaced apart any suitable distance fromupper edge 620 a offirst plate 620. Similarly,lower edges 664 b ofinternal flanges 664 can be spaced apart any suitable distance fromsecond plate 630. As shown,internal flanges 664 are separated by anopening 666 infirst plate 620 positioned betweeninternal flanges 664. In the illustrated embodiment, opening 666 includes upper andlower portions upper edge 664 a and belowlower edge 664 b, respectively. In this embodiment, eachinternal flange 664 defines a respective portion of the perimeter of opening 666 that extends between upper andlower portions - In some embodiments, such as
clip 610′ shown inFIG. 31 , the longitudinal cut infirst plate 620′ and, consequently,internal flanges 664′ extends all the way toupper edge 620 a′ offirst plate 620′. Such a configuration may eliminate the need for a transverse cut to be made adjacent toupper edge 620 a′ offirst plate 620′ when forminginternal flanges 664′. In the illustrated embodiment, opening 666′ also extends all the way throughupper edge 620 a′ offirst plate 620′, resulting infirst plate 620′ comprising a substantially u-shaped configuration with a pair of legs that each contain arespective slot 622′ connected by a portion offirst plate 620′ below opening 666′ adjacent tojuncture 612′. The other elements of this particular embodiment are substantially identical to clip 610 described above. Accordingly, the descriptions of those elements are not repeated. - In some embodiments, the opening in the first plate may comprise a punched opening with a flanged perimeter. For example, an opening, such as a circle, an oval or any other suitable shape, may be punched in the first plate and then the edge of the opening can be drawn upward around at least a portion of the perimeter of the opening to form at least one internal flange. Similar to
internal flanges 664 described above, the at least one internal flange in these embodiments can also extend toward the second plate and substantially perpendicular relative to the first plate. Additionally, similar tointernal flanges 664 described above, the at least one internal flange in these embodiments can also define an edge of the opening. - As shown in
FIGS. 21-28 ,clip 610 also comprises a pair of darts orstiffeners 614 positioned withinjuncture 612. Of course, in other embodiments clip 610 may include a single stiffener or three or more stiffeners positioned withinjuncture 612 andstiffeners 614 can be positioned at any suitable location alongjuncture 612. In some embodiments,stiffeners 614 may be omitted entirely. In the illustrated embodiment,stiffeners 614 are positioned alongjuncture 612 on either side of opening 666 betweeninternal flanges 664 andslots 622, which may help provide stiffness to the portion offirst plate 620 betweenjuncture 612 and the lower edge ofopening 666.Stiffeners 614 can be formed by any suitable manufacturing process, including but not limited to using special tooling to formstiffeners 614 whileclip 610 is being bent alongjuncture 612. In this embodiment,stiffeners 614 protrude into an interior space between theinterior surface 621 offirst plate 620 and aninterior surface 631 ofsecond plate 630 such that thefront surface 611 ofjuncture 612 is raised while therear surface 613 ofjuncture 612 is correspondingly indented to formstiffeners 614.Stiffeners 614 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness ofclip 610. Particularly, in some embodiments,stiffeners 614 can be configured to increase the stiffness of the flat portions offirst plate 620 andsecond plate 630 adjacent tojuncture 612. - In some embodiments,
stiffeners 614 can comprise a ridge that forms a straight line substantially perpendicular to the axis of the bend injuncture 612. The respective ends of the ridge can intersectfirst plate 620 andsecond plate 630 at an angle. In some embodiments, that angle between the ridge and therespective plate Stiffeners 614 can comprise curved surfaces formed on either side of the ridge. In some embodiments, those curved surfaces can result instiffeners 614 having a substantially triangular outline. The curved surfaces of eachstiffener 614 can taper into the bend ofclip 610 alongjuncture 612. In some embodiments,stiffeners 614 extend about 0.5 inches alongfirst plate 620 andsecond plate 630, resulting in a ridge length of about 0.6 inches. In other embodiments,stiffeners 614 may comprise other dimensions configured to provide sufficient stiffness depending on the particular application intended forclip 610. The particular shape and size ofstiffeners 614 may correspond to the shape and size of the tooling used to formstiffeners 614. - In this embodiment,
second plate 630 also comprises a pair ofelongated slots 632. Of course, in other embodimentssecond plate 630 may include a single slot or three or more slots. By way of example only,FIG. 29 depicts an embodiment of aclip 710 with internal flanges that includes threeelongated slots 732 andFIG. 30 depicts an embodiment of aclip 810 with internal flanges that includes fourelongated slots 832. As shown,slots 632 are oriented so that the longitudinal axes ofslots 632 are substantially parallel to each other and the longitudinal axis of eachslot 632 is substantially parallel relative tojuncture 612 betweenfirst plate 620 andsecond plate 630. Similar toslots 622 described above,slots 632 may also be configured to receive a fastener, such as a shoulder screw, a standard screw and stepped bushing, or any other fastener configured to cooperate withclip 610 to allow the underlying building component to move in the longitudinal direction ofslots 632. In some embodimentssecond plate 630 may also comprise measurement indicia adjacent to one or more ofslots 632 to facilitate placement of a fastener within arespective slot 632. - One or more of the
slots 632 can be positioned within astiffener region 634. In the embodiment shown inFIGS. 21-28 , eachslot 632 is positioned within astiffener region 634. In the illustrated embodiment,stiffener regions 634 are formed by embossing a raisedchannel 636 intosecond plate 630.Channel 636 can be rounded in some embodiments. As shown,channel 636 defines eachstiffener region 634 by defining an enclosed substantiallyrectangular area 637. In some embodiments, one or more stiffener regions may be defined by a channel that does not enclose the entire region around a respective slot. - In the embodiment illustrated in
FIGS. 21-28 ,channel 636 includes a plurality oftransverse channel members 636 a andlongitudinal channel members 636 b that are all connected to each other to form acontinuous channel 636. As shown, twotransverse channel members 636 a are positioned on the outside ofslots 632 and onetransverse channel member 636 a is positioned betweenslots 632, while twolongitudinal channel members 636 b are positioned adjacent to the top and bottom respectively ofslots 632.Transverse channel members 636 a are oriented substantially parallel toslots 632 andjuncture 612, whilelongitudinal channel members 636 b are oriented substantially perpendicular toslots 632 andjuncture 612. In this embodiment,channel 636 protrudes into the interior space betweeninterior surface 621 offirst plate 620 and aninterior surface 631 ofsecond plate 630 such that theinterior surface 631 ofsecond plate 630 is raised while theexterior surface 633 ofsecond plate 630 is correspondingly indented to formchannel 636.Stiffener regions 634 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness ofclip 610. - In some embodiments, at least one of the
transverse channel members 636 a andlongitudinal channel members 636 b may be separated or disconnected from at least one othertransverse channel member 636 a orlongitudinal channel member 636 b. By way of example only, in some embodiments a first channel may be formed substantially around at least a portion of a first stiffener region and a second channel may be formed around at least a portion of a second stiffener region such that the first channel and the second channel are disconnected from each other. In another example, a clip comprises individual channels that define an individual stiffener region around each slot, but each channel is disconnected from the channel defining the adjacent stiffener region. - In
FIG. 28 ,clip 610 is shown in a portion of an assembledbuilding structure 650. As shown,clip 610 is configured to connect a substantiallyhorizontal building component 52 and an adjacent substantiallyvertical building component 54.Horizontal building component 52 andvertical building component 54 shown inFIG. 28 are identical to horizontal building component andvertical building component 54 shown inFIGS. 8 and 18 and described above, so identical elements, includingangle flange 52 a, I-beam 52 b,web 54 a, andfasteners 53, are denoted by the same item numbers and the descriptions thereof are not repeated. -
First plate 620 is shown being attached tohorizontal building component 52, and specifically to an outer face of the vertical leg ofangled flange 52 a. In some embodiments,first plate 620 can be attached to other suitable portions ofhorizontal building component 52, including the vertical web of I-beam 52 b. In some embodiments,clip 610 can be positioned such that theexterior face 623 offirst plate 620 is in contact with the outer face of the vertical leg ofangled flange 52 a.First plate 620 is attached tohorizontal building component 52 such thathorizontal building component 52 can slideably move in a horizontal direction (i.e., in the longitudinal direction ofslots 632 on second plate 630) relative to clip 610 andvertical building component 54 even afterclip 610 is installed in buildingstructure 650.First plate 620 can be attached tohorizontal building component 52 using one or moreconventional fasteners 53, such as shoulder screws, standard screws with stepped bushings, or any other fasteners configured to cooperate withclip 610 to allowhorizontal building component 52 to slideably move horizontally (i.e., in the longitudinal direction ofslots 632 on first plate 620) relative to clip 610 andvertical building component 54. InFIG. 28 , the horizontal direction is indicated by arrow H. Any suitable number offasteners 53 may be used andfasteners 53 may be installed in one or more ofslots 622 onfirst plate 620. -
Second plate 630 is shown being attached tovertical building component 54, and specifically to an outer surface of theweb 54 a ofvertical building component 54. In some embodiments,clip 610 can be positioned such thatexterior surface 633 ofsecond plate 630 is in contact with the outer surface of theweb 54 a ofvertical building component 54.Second plate 630 is attached tovertical building component 54 such thatvertical building component 54 can slideably move in a vertical direction (i.e., in the longitudinal direction ofslots 632 on second plate 630) relative to clip 610 andhorizontal building component 52 even afterclip 610 is installed in buildingstructure 650. Similar tofirst plate 620 discussed above,second plate 630 can also be attached tovertical building component 54 using one or moreconventional fasteners 53, such as shoulder screws, standard screws with stepped bushings, or any other fasteners configured to cooperate withclip 610 to allowvertical building component 54 to slideably move vertically (i.e., in the longitudinal direction ofslots 632 on second plate 630) relative to clip 610 andhorizontal building component 52. InFIG. 28 , the vertical direction is indicated by arrow V. Any suitable number offasteners 53 may be used andfasteners 53 may be installed in one or more ofslots 632 onsecond plate 630. -
FIG. 29 depicts an alternate embodiment of aclip 710.Clip 710 is substantially similar to clip 610 described above, so similar elements, includingfirst plate 620,elongated slots 622,external flanges 624,internal flanges 664, opening 666,juncture 612, andstiffeners 614, are denoted by the same item numbers and the descriptions thereof are not repeated.Clip 710 can be installed in a building structure to connect an adjacent horizontal building component and vertical building component in a similar fashion as described above with regard toclip 610. Differences betweenclip 610 andclip 710 include thatsecond plate 730 is longer thansecond plate 630 and includes threeelongated slots 732. Also,second plate 730 has an additionalelongated slot 732 compared tosecond plate 630 ofclip 610. In other embodiments,second plate 730 may include a different number ofelongated slots 732 depending on the desired application forclip 710. - In addition,
second plate 730 ofclip 710 also includeschannel 736, which is similar tochannel 636 described above, and definesstiffener regions 734. As shown, eachstiffener region 734 comprises an enclosed substantiallyrectangular area 737 and eachslot 732 is positioned within an enclosedrectangular area 737. Similar to clip 610 described above, in some embodiments, one or more stiffener regions may be defined by a channel that does not enclose the entire region around a respective slot. In the illustrated embodiment,second plate 730 includes anadditional stiffener region 734 that contains the additionalelongated slot 732 andchannel 736 includes an additionaltransverse channel member 736 a andlongitudinal channel members 736 b are longer compared tochannel 636 andlongitudinal channel members 636 b inclip 610. Similar to channel 636 inclip 610, in the illustrated embodiment shown inFIG. 29 ,transverse channel members 736 a are oriented substantially parallel toslots 732 andjuncture 612, whilelongitudinal channel members 736 b are oriented substantially perpendicular toslots 732 andjuncture 612. In addition, similar tochannel 636 described above,transverse channel members 736 a andlongitudinal channel members 736 b are all connected to each other to form acontinuous channel 736. In this embodiment,channel 736 protrudes into the interior space between interior surface 721 of first plate 720 and aninterior surface 731 ofsecond plate 730 such that theinterior surface 731 ofsecond plate 730 is raised while theexterior surface 733 ofsecond plate 730 is correspondingly indented to formchannel 736.Stiffener regions 734 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness ofclip 710. - As discussed above with regard to
channel 636, at least one of thetransverse channel members 736 a andlongitudinal channel members 736 b ofchannel 736 may be separated or disconnected from at least one othertransverse channel member 736 a orlongitudinal channel member 736 b. By way of example only, in some embodiments a first channel may be formed substantially around at least a portion of a first stiffener region and a second channel may be formed around at least a portion of a second stiffener region such that the first channel and the second channel are disconnected from each other. In another example, a clip comprises individual channels that define an individual stiffener region around each slot, but each channel is disconnected from the channel defining the adjacent stiffener region. -
FIG. 30 depicts another alternate embodiment of aclip 810.Clip 810 is substantially similar toclips first plate 620,elongated slots 622,external flanges 624,internal flanges 664, opening 666,juncture 612, andstiffeners 614, are denoted by the same item numbers and the descriptions thereof are not repeated.Clip 810 can be installed in a building structure to connect an adjacent horizontal building component and vertical building component in a similar fashion as described above with regard toclip 610. Differences betweenclip 810 andclips second plate 830 is longer thansecond plates elongated slots 832. Also, second plate 820 includes an additionalelongated slot 832 compared tosecond plate 730 ofclip 710 and two additionalelongated slots 832 compared tosecond plate 630 ofclip 610. In other embodiments,second plate 830 may include a different number ofelongated slots 832 depending on the desired application forclip 810. - In addition,
second plate 830 ofclip 810 also includesstiffener regions 834 andchannel 836, which are similar tostiffener regions channels stiffener region 834 comprises an enclosed substantiallyrectangular area 837 and eachslot 832 is positioned within an enclosedrectangular area 837. Similar toclips - In addition,
second plate 830 ofclip 810 also includesadditional stiffener regions 834, including somestiffener regions 834 that are substantially continuous and do not include anelongated slot 832. In this embodiment,stiffener regions 834 are arranged in a pattern that alternates between astiffener region 834 that includes anelongated slot 832 and a substantiallycontinuous stiffener region 834 that does not include anelongated slot 832. As shown,channel 836 includes 8transverse channel members 836 a andlongitudinal channel members 836 b are longer thanlongitudinal channel members clips channels clip FIG. 30 ,transverse channel members 836 a are oriented substantially parallel toslots 832 andjuncture 612, whilelongitudinal channel members 836 b are oriented substantially perpendicular toslots 832 andjuncture 612. In addition, similar tochannels transverse channel members 836 a andlongitudinal channel members 836 b are all connected to each other to form acontinuous channel 836. In this embodiment,channel 836 protrudes into the interior space betweeninterior surface 621 offirst plate 620 and aninterior surface 831 ofsecond plate 830 such that theinterior surface 831 ofsecond plate 830 is raised while theexterior surface 833 ofsecond plate 830 is correspondingly indented to formchannel 836.Stiffener regions 834 can be configured to increase the rigidity and stiffness ofclip 810. - As discussed above with regard to
channels transverse channel members 836 a andlongitudinal channel members 836 b ofchannel 836 may be separated or disconnected from at least one othertransverse channel member 836 a orlongitudinal channel member 836 b. By way of example only, in some embodiments a first channel may be formed substantially around at least a portion of a first stiffener region and a second channel may be formed around at least a portion of a second stiffener region such that the first channel and the second channel are disconnected from each other. In another example, a clip comprises individual channels that define an individual stiffener region around each slot, but each channel is disconnected from the channel defining the adjacent stiffener region. - In some embodiments, including but not limited to
clips clips -
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Slots first plates slots second plates slots first plates slots second plates slots first plates slots second plates slots first plates slots second plates - In addition,
slots first plates slots second plates slots first plates slots second plates slots first plates slots second plates slots first plates slots second plates slots first plates slots second plates slots first plates slots second plates - Having shown and described various embodiments of the present invention, further adaptations of the methods and systems described herein may be accomplished by appropriate modifications by one of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention. Several of such potential modifications have been mentioned, and others will be apparent to those skilled in the art. For instance, the examples, embodiments, geometrics, materials, dimensions, ratios, steps, and the like discussed above are illustrative and are not required. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should be considered in terms of any claims that may be presented and is understood not to be limited to the details of structure and operation shown and described in the specification and drawings.
Claims (20)
1. A slide clip comprising:
(a) a first plate comprising a first interior surface and a first exterior surface, wherein the first plate comprises a first slot; and
(b) a second plate connected to the first plate at a juncture, wherein the second plate extends from the juncture to define an angle with the first plate;
wherein the first plate further comprises:
(i) a first lateral edge,
(ii) a second lateral edge, and
(iii) a first internal flange extending towards the second plate, wherein the first internal flange is positioned between the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge of the first plate, and
wherein the first slot is positioned between the first internal flange and the first lateral edge.
2. The slide clip of claim 1 , wherein the first plate further comprises a second internal flange extending towards the second plate, wherein the second internal flange is positioned between the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge of the first plate.
3. The slide clip of claim 2 , wherein the first plate further comprises a second slot, wherein the second slot is positioned between the second internal flange and the second lateral edge of the first plate.
4. The slide clip of claim 2 , wherein the first internal flange and the second internal flange are substantially parallel to each other.
5. The slide clip of claim 2 , wherein the first plate further comprises an opening positioned between the first internal flange and the second internal flange.
6. The slide clip of claim 5 , wherein the opening comprises a lower portion that extends below a lower edge of the first internal flange.
7. The slide clip of claim 6 , wherein the opening further comprises an upper portion that extends above an upper edge of the first internal flange.
8. The slide clip of claim 1 , wherein the first plate further comprises an opening positioned between the first internal flange and the second lateral edge of the first plate.
9. The slide clip of claim 8 , wherein the opening in the first plate comprises a perimeter and the first internal flange defines at least a portion of the perimeter of the opening in the first plate.
10. The slide clip of claim 1 , wherein the second plate comprises a third slot.
11. The slide clip of claim 1 , wherein the first internal flange comprises a longitudinal axis that is substantially perpendicular to the juncture.
12. The slide clip of claim 1 , wherein the first plate further comprises a first external flange positioned along the first lateral edge of the first plate.
13. The slide clip of claim 12 , wherein the first plate further comprises a second external flange positioned along the second lateral edge of the first plate.
14. A slide clip comprising:
(a) a first plate comprising a first interior surface and a first exterior surface, wherein the first plate comprises a first slot; and
(b) a second plate connected to the first plate at a juncture, wherein the second plate extends from the juncture to define an angle with the first plate;
wherein the first plate further comprises:
(i) a first lateral edge,
(ii) a second lateral edge,
(iii) a first internal flange extending towards the second plate, wherein the first internal flange is spaced apart from both the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge of the first plate,
(iv) a second internal flange extending towards the second plate, wherein the second internal flange is positioned between the first internal flange and the second lateral edge of the first plate, and
(v) an opening positioned between the first internal flange and the second internal flange.
15. The slide clip of claim 14 , wherein the first plate further comprises:
(a) a first slot positioned between the first internal flange and the first lateral edge of the first plate, and
(b) a second slot positioned between the second internal flange and the second lateral edge of the first plate.
16. The slide clip of claim 14 , wherein the first internal flange defines at least a first portion of a perimeter of the opening in the first plate.
17. The slide clip of claim 16 , wherein the second internal flange defines at least a second portion of the perimeter of the opening in the first plate.
18. The slide clip of claim 14 , wherein the first internal flange comprises a first upper edge and a first lower edge, wherein the first lower edge is closer to the second plate than the first upper edge and the first lower edge is spaced apart from the second plate.
19. The slide clip of claim 14 , wherein the first plate, the second plate, the first internal flange, and the second internal flange are of unitary construction.
20. A method of manufacturing a slide clip comprising:
(a) providing a sheet of material;
(b) forming a first slot and a second slot in the sheet of material;
(c) making a cut in the sheet of material, wherein the cut is positioned between the first slot and the second slot;
(d) bending a portion of the sheet of material adjacent a first longitudinal edge of the cut to form a first internal flange; and
(e) bending the sheet of material to form a first plate and a second plate that are arranged at an angle relative to each other, wherein the first slot, the second slot and the first internal flange are positioned on the first plate.
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