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US 2008/0184653 A1Published application
Truss Tower Leg Reinforcing System
OwnerKevin P. Bauman, Curtis J. Porrinventors
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Abstract
A reinforced triangular truss column having two vertical pipe reinforcing columns added to the three rods of the truss column is provided. Also provided is a method of reinforcing triangular truss columns comprising adding two vertical pipe reinforcing columns to a triangular truss column.
Claims12
A method of reinforcing a triangular truss column comprising:
- providing two generally vertical pipe reinforcing columns each having a first pipe reinforcing plate attached at the top of the column and a second pipe reinforcing plate at the bottom of the column;
- attaching the first pipe reinforcement plate to a first existing plate of the triangular truss column;
- attaching the second pipe reinforcement plate to a second existing plate of the triangular truss column;
- connecting each vertical pipe reinforcing column to the truss column at one or more connection points along the pipe reinforcing column length.
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A reinforced triangular truss column comprising:
- a triangular truss column having three truss legs which attach together through leg splice plates, said triangular truss column having reinforcing columns along at least a portion of two sides of the triangular truss column, the top and bottom of each reinforcing column attached to the triangular truss column in the horizontal direction through a top pipe reinforcing plate and a bottom pipe reinforcing plate, and the reinforcing columns attached to the triangular truss column in the vertical direction with a generally horizontal band.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.