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US 11,236,507 B2Granted
Structural truss module with fastener web and manufacturing method therefor
AssigneeOMG, Inc.
InventorMark A. Dicaire
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Abstract
A structural truss module employs a fastener web to interconnect elongated wood chords. The web comprises a plurality of metal support rods. Each of the support rods has opposed threaded sections which are each threadably engaged to opposed chords preferably at an angle thereto. In one embodiment, a matrix of quasi-convergent adjacent pairs of support rods is employed. The structural truss modules may form part of a roof for a header or a structural wall.
Claims30
A structural truss module for use in assembling a structural building assembly, comprising
- a pair of generally parallel elongated support beams spaced from one another in a first direction, each of the support beams having a main monolithic body;
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- a web connecting said support beams, said web comprising a plurality of metal support rods each support rod having a pair of opposed threaded sections, a first of the pair of opposed threaded sections in a support rod threadedly embedded directly into the main monolithic body of a first of the opposed beams in a rigid connection at an oblique angle thereto and at an oblique angle to the first direction, and a second of the pair of opposed threaded sections in the same support rod threadedly embedded directly into the main monolithic body of a second of the opposed beams in a rigid connection at an oblique angle thereto and at an oblique angle to the first direction,
- wherein the support beams are configured to receive and support a load in substantially the first direction, and
- the truss module is configured to be assembled as a unit with tooling prior to being incorporated into a structural building assembly.
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A structural truss module comprising:
- a pair of generally parallel elongated wood chords extending in a longitudinal direction and being spaced from one another;
- a web connecting said chords, said web comprising a plurality of fasteners extending between the pair of chords, each fastener having two threaded sections spaced from one another, each fastener being threadably embedded directly into a first and a second of the wood chords at an oblique angle thereto and oblique to the longitudinal direction,
- wherein the wood chords are configured to receive and support a load in a direction different from the longitudinal direction, and
- the truss module is configured to be assembled as a unit with tooling prior to being incorporated into a structural building assembly.
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A structural truss module, comprising:
- a pair of generally parallel elongated wood chords extending in a longitudinal direction and being spaced apart from one another to define a spacing;
- a web connecting said chords to one another, said web comprising a plurality of fasteners each having a first threaded section threadably embedded directly into one of the wood chords at an oblique angle thereto and oblique to the longitudinal direction and a second threaded section threadably embedded directly into the other of the wood chords at an oblique angle thereto and oblique to the longitudinal direction, wherein
- the fasteners are configured to provide the spacing between the wood chords,
- the wood chords are configured to receive and support a load in a direction different from the longitudinal direction, and
- the truss module is configured to be assembled as a unit with tooling prior to being incorporated into a structural building assembly.
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A structural truss module, comprising:
- a pair of generally parallel elongated wood chords extending in a longitudinal direction and being spaced apart from one another to define a spacing;
- a web connecting said chords to one another, said web comprising a plurality of fasteners each having a first threaded section and a second threaded section, each threaded section being threadably embedded directly into one of the wood chords at an oblique angle thereto and oblique to the longitudinal direction, wherein
- one or more of the plurality of fasteners has an outer surface positioned within the spacing that is not embedded in wood,
- the wood chords are configured to receive and support a load in a direction different from the longitudinal direction, and
- the truss module is configured to be assembled as a unit with tooling prior to being incorporated into a structural building assembly.
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A structural truss module, comprising
- two chords that are elongated, generally parallel to one another and made from wood, each chord extending in a longitudinal direction and being spaced apart from the other chord to define a spacing therebetween;
- a web connecting said chords to one another, said web comprising a plurality of fasteners each having a first threaded section threaded directly into one of the chords at an oblique angle thereto and oblique to the longitudinal direction, and a second threaded section threaded directly into one of the chords at an oblique angle thereto and oblique to the longitudinal direction with a plurality of adjacent fasteners being angled in opposite relative directions from one another, wherein
- a longitudinal spacing between at least one pair of adjacent fasteners that are angled in opposite relative directions from one another is open,
- the wood chords are configured to receive and support a load in a direction different from the longitudinal direction, and
- the truss module is configured to be assembled as a unit with tooling prior to being incorporated into a structural building assembly.
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A structural truss module, comprising
- two chords that are elongated, generally parallel to one another and made from wood, each chord extending in a longitudinal direction and being spaced apart from the other chord to define a spacing therebetween;
- a web connecting said chords to one another, said web comprising a plurality of fasteners, each fastener being threaded directly into each of the chords at an oblique angle thereto and oblique to the longitudinal direction with a plurality of adjacent fasteners being angled in opposite relative directions from one another, wherein
- a longitudinal spacing between at least one pair of adjacent fasteners that are angled in opposite relative directions from one another is open,
- the wood chords are configured to receive and support a load in a direction different from the longitudinal direction, and
- the truss module is configured to be assembled as a unit with tooling prior to being incorporated into a structural building assembly.
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A structural truss module, comprising:
- a pair of generally parallel elongated wood chords extending in a longitudinal direction and being spaced apart from one another to define a spacing;
- a web connecting said chords to one another, said web comprising a plurality of fasteners, each fastener being threadably embedded directly into a first of the pair of wood chords at an oblique angle thereto and oblique to the longitudinal direction and threadably embedded directly into a second of the pair of wood chords at an oblique angle thereto and oblique to the longitudinal direction, wherein
- the fasteners are configured to provide the spacing between the wood chords,
- the wood chords are configured to receive and support a load in a direction different from the longitudinal direction, and
- the truss module is configured to be assembled as a unit with tooling prior to being incorporated into a structural building assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.