Catwalk floorbeam connection system

A catwalk system, comprising:

• a first side truss and a second side truss positioned in parallel spaced alignment to one another;
• the first side truss and the second side truss having a top chord and a bottom chord operatively connected to one another by a plurality of vertical posts;
• the first side truss and the second side truss having a plurality of joints formed of a generally horizontally extending bottom plate and a pair of generally vertically extending side plates;
• wherein the bottom plate and the pair of side plates of the plurality of joints form a pocket configured to receive an end of a floorbeam;
• wherein the first side truss and the second side truss are connected to one another by placing a first end of a first floorbeam within the pocket of one of the joints of the first side truss and by placing a second end of the first floorbeam, opposite the first end of the first floorbeam, within the pocket of one of the joints of the second side truss;
• wherein a portion of the pair of side plates of the first side truss extends outward past the bottom plate of the first side truss;
• and
• wherein the portion of the pair of side plates that extends outward past the bottom plate engages with a top side of the bottom chord of the first side truss.

A catwalk system, comprising:

• a first side truss extending a length between opposing ends;
• a second side truss extending a length between opposing ends;
• the first side truss and the second side truss each having a top chord, a bottom chord;
• the first side truss and the second side truss each having a plurality of connecting posts operatively connecting the top chord and bottom chord;
• the first side truss and the second side truss having the top chord and the bottom chord operatively connected to one another by a plurality of vertical posts;
• the first side truss and the second side truss having a plurality of joints formed of a generally horizontally extending bottom plate, a pair of generally vertically extending side plates, and a pair of wings extending outward from the pair of side plates;
• wherein the bottom plate and the pair of side plates form a pocket configured to receive an end of a floorbeam;
• wherein the pocket formed by the bottom plate and the pair of side plates has an open upper end configured to permit the floorbeam to be lowered into and removed from the pocket through the open upper end with the first side truss and second side truss fully assembled;
• wherein a portion of the pair of side plates extends outward past the bottom plate;
• and
• wherein the portion of the pair of side plates that extends outward past the bottom plate engages with a top side of the bottom chord;
• wherein the pair of wings engage with a side of the bottom chord;
• and
• wherein the pair of side plates of the plurality of joints of the first side truss align the floorbeam with the plurality of vertical posts.