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US 10,295,087 B2Granted
Multi-connection truss pick
OwnerMichael P. A. Chouinardinventor
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Abstract
A truss pick is provided for hanging tubular space frame truss. The truss picks of the present invention allow multiple methods of suspending truss from permanent structural objects.
Claims15
A truss pick comprising:
- (A) a body having a top portion and a bottom portion;
- (B) a first saddle and a second saddle, both integral with the body;
- (C) a first clamp member and a second clamp member, with the first clamp member being attachable to the first saddle and to the body adjacent the first saddle, and the second clamp member being attachable to the second saddle and to the body adjacent the second saddle;
- (D) a pocket formed in the top portion of the body, wherein the pocket extends toward, but does not extend through, the bottom portion of the body, and with the pocket further comprising an inside wall;
- (E) a capture pin hole extending into the body and intersecting the inside wall of the pocket;
- and
- (F) a suspension hole substantially perpendicular to the capture pin hole and extending from a bottom surface of the pocket through the bottom portion of the body;
- wherein the truss pick is configured to attach to a looped end of a looped tension member selected from the following group:
- a chain link of a chain, a looped end of a looped cable, or a looped end of a swage eye cable termination, the pocket configured to receive the looped end of the looped tension member;
- and the truss pick is also configured to attach, alternatively, to a non-looped tension member selected from the following group:
- a cable or a rod, the suspension hole configured to receive the non-looped tension member.
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A truss pick comprising:
- (A) a body having a top portion and a bottom portion;
- (B) a first saddle and a second saddle, both integral with the body;
- (C) a first clamp member and a second clamp member, with the first clamp member being attachable to the first saddle and to the body adjacent the first saddle, and the second clamp member being attachable to the second saddle and to the body adjacent the second saddle;
- (D) a pocket formed in the top portion of the body, wherein the pocket extends toward, but does not extend through, the bottom portion of the body, and with the pocket further comprising an inside wall;
- (E) a capture pin hole extending into the body and intersecting the inside wall of the pocket;
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- (F) a suspension hole substantially perpendicular to the capture pin hole and extending from a bottom surface of the pocket through the bottom portion of the body;
- wherein the truss pick is configured to attach to a looped end of a looped tension member, the pocket configured to receive the looped end of the looped tension member;
- and the truss pick is also configured to attach, alternatively, to a non-looped tension member, the suspension hole configured to receive the non-looped tension member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.