# US 2019/0315568 A1 · Truss storage and transport apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0315568 A1 - Document ID: US20190315568A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/370,116 - Filed: 2019-03-29 - Published: 2019-10-17 - Earliest claimed: 2018-04-13 - Assignees: Christie Lites Enterprises Canada Inc. - Applicants: Christie Lites Enterprises Canada Inc. - Inventors: Michael GROVE; Huntly Gordon CHRISTIE; Dan SOUWAND - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190315568A1 ## CPC - B65G 1/14: Stack holders or separators - E04C 3/08: with apertured web, e.g. with a web consisting of bar-like components; Honeycomb girders (E04C3/10, E04C3/11 take precedence) - B65G 2201/02: Articles - E04C 2003/0495: {the truss elements being located in several non-parallel surfaces} - B65G: TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS (packaging B65B; handling thin or filamentary materials, e.g. paper sheets or thread, B65H; cranes B66C; portable mobile or lifting or hauling appliances, e.g. hoists, B66D; devices for lifting or lowering goods for loading or unloading purposes, e.g. fork-lift trucks, B66F9/00; emptying bottles, jars, casks, barrels or similar containers, not otherwise provided for, B67C9/00; delivering or transferring liquids B67D; filling or discharging vessels for liquefied, solidified or compressed gases F17C; pipe-line systems for fluids F17D) - E04C: STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS (for bridges E01D; specially designed for insulation or other protection E04B; elements used as building aids E04G; for mining E21; for tunnels E21D; structural elements with broader range of application than for building engineering F16, particularly F16S) ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said opposing surfaces of said first and second end are friction surfaces. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said friction surfaces comprise feet. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first and second ends further comprise a flat base portion adjacent said opposing surfaces for contact with said first and second longitudinal members of said second truss section. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first and second ends further comprises a lip extending from said opposing surfaces for further restricting the relative movement between the first truss section and the second truss section. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said opposing surfaces for contacting the first and second longitudinal members of the second truss section are concave, wherein the curvature of said opposing surfaces are dimensioned to closely fit around the longitudinal members of the second truss section. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said surfaces for contacting the first and second longitudinal members of the first truss section are concave, wherein the curvature of said opposing surfaces are dimensioned to closely fit around the longitudinal members of the first truss section. ### Claim 8 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; and 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; and 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. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the said surfaces for receiving the pair of spaced apart elongate members of the second truss section are friction surfaces. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said friction surfaces comprise feet. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said first and second ends further comprise a flat base portion adjacent the said surface for receiving the elongate members. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said first and second end further comprises an upturned lip for further restricting the relative movement between the first truss section and the second truss section. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said surface for receiving the pair of spaced apart elongate members of the second truss section are concave, wherein the curvature of said surface are dimensioned to closely fit around the longitudinal members of the second truss section. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first and second shell portions are fastened together by at least one fastener. ### Claim 15 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; and 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. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the said surfaces for receiving the pair of spaced apart elongate members of the second truss section are friction surfaces. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the said friction surfaces comprise feet. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the first and second ends further comprise a flat base portion adjacent the said surface for receiving the elongate members. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein said first and second end further comprises a lip for further restricting the relative movement between the first truss section and the second truss section. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein said surface for receiving the pair of spaced apart elongate members of the second truss section are concave, wherein the curvature of said surface are dimensioned to closely fit around the elongate members of the second truss section.