US 6,499,266 B1
Truss construction
Kirk Macumber,
Winterset, Iowa (US)
Assigned to Lemar Industries Corp.,
Des Moines, Iowa (US)
Filed on 03-Oct-2001, as Appl. No. Lemar Industries Corp.,
Des Moines, Iowa (US)
Int. Cl.7E04H 12/18
US 6,499,266 B1
Truss construction
Kirk Macumber,
Winterset, Iowa (US)
Assigned to Lemar Industries Corp.,
Des Moines, Iowa (US)
Filed on Oct. 03, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/970,131.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/305683, filed on Jul. 16, 2001.
Int. Cl.7E04H 12/18
U.S. Cl. 528212;694
9 Claims
1. A truss assembly comprising
first and second elongated parallel truss members;
a plurality of spaced apart brackets fixed to said first and second truss members, each of said brackets having a first end
hole, a first curved slot having a curved longitudinal axis, a second end hole, a second curved slot having a curved longitudinal
axis, and a pair of straight member holes;
a plurality of first angled truss members having opposite ends and having a longitudinal axis perpendicular to the curved
longitudinal axis of the first curved slot, each provided with first and second bolt holes, said first angled truss members
extending between said parallel truss members at a first angle with respect thereto;
a plurality of second angled truss members having opposite ends and having a longitudinal axis perpendicular to the curved
longitudinal axis of the second curved slot, each provided with first and second bolt holes, said second angled truss members
each crossing one of said first angled truss members and extending between said first and second parallel truss members at
a second angle different from said first angle with respect thereto;
a plurality of straight truss members having opposite ends each provided with first and second bolt holes, each of said straight
truss members extending between said first and second parallel truss members at a third angle perpendicular thereto;
each of said brackets having said first end hole and said first curved slot registered with said first and second bolt holes
in one of said opposite ends of one of said first angled truss members and adapted to receive various sized truss members;
a first pair of bolts, each of which extends through one of said registered holes and slots of said first angled member and
said bracket to attach said first angled truss member to said bracket member;
each of said brackets having said second end hole and said second curved slot registered with said first and second bolt holes
in one of said opposite ends of one of said second angled truss members;
a second pair of bolts, each of which extends through one of said registered holes and slots of said second angled member
and said bracket to attach said second angled truss member to said bracket;
each of said bracket members having said first and second straight member holes registered with one of said pairs of bolt
holes in one of said straight truss members;
a third pair of bolts, each of which extends through said registered holes of said bracket and said one straight truss member
to attach said straight truss to said bracket.
