US 12,168,868 B2
Valley clip for valley truss connections of a roof system
Michael Alex Pellock, Edwardsville, IL (US); and Herbert Larry Troyer, Greenville, SC (US)
Assigned to PT-Enginuity, LLC, Edwardsville, IL (US)
Filed by PT-Enginuity, LLC, Edwardsville, IL (US)
Filed on Jul. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/866,650.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/237,253, filed on Aug. 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0065175 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. E04B 1/38 (2006.01); E04B 7/02 (2006.01); E04B 7/06 (2006.01)
CPC E04B 1/388 (2023.08) [E04B 7/022 (2013.01); E04B 7/06 (2013.01); E04B 2001/389 (2023.08)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A valley clip for a valley truss to deck panel connection of a roof system, the valley truss having a bottom chord, and the valley clip comprising:
a base including a plate shape defining a plurality of fastening holes, a portion of the plurality of fastening holes defined adjacent to each of two opposing ends of the base, the base being adapted to fasten to one or more ribs of the deck panel; and
a tab including an end connected to the base at a connection between the base and the tab, the connection centrally located such that the base completely surrounds the tab, and the tab being adapted to rotate relative to the base into a position substantially parallel to a side of the bottom chord such that the side and the tab are substantially aligned in order to fasten the tab and the side together, for fastening to the valley truss,
wherein the valley clip is configured such that utilization of the portion of the plurality of fastening holes defined adjacent to each of the two opposing ends of the base to fasten the base to two adjacent ribs of the deck panel positions the tab over a flute defined between the two adjacent ribs of the deck panel.