Floating purlin hanger
AssigneeLester Building Systems, LLC
InventorPaul A. Boor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a roof mounting system for roof structures having purlins supported on roof trusses, the roof mounting system including a purlin hanger having at least one purlin support and mounting bracket for securing the purlin hanger to a truss in sliding relation.
Claims9
A roof mounting system for roof structures having at least one purlin having a first end supported on an elongated roof truss having a side surface, wherein the roof mounting system comprises:
- a purlin hanger comprising:
- a mounting bracket having an elongated slot of defined width for slidably engaging a truss, the elongated slot being aligned with the length of the truss on which the first member is mounted;
- and
- at least one purlin support secured to the mounting bracket in substantially perpendicular orientation to extend over a side surface of the truss, the purlin support including a back with a front surface, and two spaced sides and a bottom extending perpendicular from the back in a direction away from the front surface of the back, to define a purlin support that is open on the top and front for receiving the first end of a purlin;
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- a fastening mechanism having a head and a body, the body having a width less than the defined width of the mounting bracket slot and a head having a width greater than the defined width of the mounting bracket slot, such that the body of the fastening mechanism can engage the truss through the slot to slidably secure the mounting bracket to the truss.
A roof mounting system for roof structures having at least one purlin having a first end supported on a roof truss having a side surface, wherein the roof mounting system comprises:
- a purlin hanger comprising:
- a mounting bracket having an elongated slot of defined width for slidably engaging a truss, the elongated slot being aligned with the length of the truss on which the first member is mounted;
- and
- at least one purlin support secured to the mounting bracket in substantially perpendicular orientation to extend over the side surface of the truss, the purlin support including two spaced sides and a bottom extending in a direction perpendicular to and away from the side surface of the truss to define a purlin support that is open on the top and front for receiving a first end of a purlin;
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- a fastening mechanism having a head and a body, the body having a width less than the defined width of the mounting bracket slot and a head having a width greater than the defined width of the mounting bracket slot, such that the body of the fastening mechanism can engage the truss through the slot to slidably secure the mounting bracket to the truss.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.