Truss storage and transport apparatus
AssigneeChristie Lites Enterprises Canada Inc.
InventorsMichael GROVE, Huntly Gordon CHRISTIE, Dan SOUWAND
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Abstract
Truss sections are commonly used at concerts and shows to support displays, camera, sound and lighting equipment. During transport or storage, the truss sections are stacked on top of each other. The apparatus is mountable to a cross member of a truss section. The apparatus comprises depressions on the surface. Longitudinal members (which are perpendicular to said cross member when stacked) of a second truss section can be positioned within the depressions to limit the relative movement between truss sections which are stacked.
Claims20
An apparatus for stacking a first truss section and a second truss section, the truss sections being stackable and each comprising longitudinal members that are connected by cross members, the apparatus comprising:
- a first end and a second end;
- a rectilinear mounting portion comprising a sleeve intermediate the first and second ends for fixably mounting the apparatus to a cross member of the first truss section;
- the first end comprising a surface for contact with a portion of a first longitudinal member of the first truss section and an opposing surface for contact with a portion of a first longitudinal member of the second truss section when in stacked relationship to the first, and
- the second end comprising a surface for contact with a portion of a second longitudinal member of the first truss section and an opposing surface for contact with a portion of a second longitudinal member of the second truss section when in stacked relationship to the first.
An apparatus for stacking a first truss section and a second truss section, the truss sections each comprising longitudinal members that are connected by cross members, the apparatus comprising:
- a first shell portion, comprising:
- a first end and a second end;
- a mounting portion intermediate the first and second ends for fixably mounting the apparatus to a cross member of a first truss section;
- wherein the first and second end each comprise a surface for receiving a pair of spaced apart elongate members of the second truss section;
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- a second shell portion adapted to mate with the first shell portion, the second shell portion comprising:
- a first end and a second end;
- a mounting portion intermediate the first and second ends for fixably mounting the apparatus to a cross member of a first truss section;
- wherein the first and second end each comprise a surface for receiving a pair of spaced apart elongate members of the second truss section;
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- wherein said first shell portion and second shell portion are mounted to the cross member by mating the mounting portion of the first shell portion and the mounting portion of the second shell portion around the cross member and fastening the two portions together;
- whereby when the elongate members of the second truss section are received by the said surface of the first and second ends of the said first and second shell portions, the first truss section and second truss section are restricted from movement relative to each other.
An apparatus for stacking a first truss section and a second truss section, the truss sections each comprising longitudinal members that are connected by cross members, the apparatus comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a first end and a second end;
- a mounting portion intermediate the first and second ends for fixably mounting the apparatus to a cross member of a first truss section;
- wherein the first and second end each comprise a surface for receiving a pair of spaced apart elongate members of the second truss section;
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- whereby when the elongate members of the second truss section are received by the said surface of the first and second ends, the first truss section and second truss section are restricted from movement relative to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.