Prefabricated wood trusses with pre-braced compression web members
AssigneeTrussway Partners, Inc.
InventorMark R. Rolf
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Abstract
A prefabricated wood truss with pre-braced compression webs comprising a pre-installed wood truss having at least one reinforcing brace attached along at least a portion of a length of an interior wood web member structured to be placed in compression.
Claims16
A prefabricated wood truss with a pre-braced compression web, comprising:
- a prefabricated wood truss having at least one reinforcing brace with at least three-fourths of a brace length attached along at least 30% of a central portion of a length of an interior wood web member structure to be placed in compression.
A prefabricated wood truss with a pre-braced compression web, comprising:
- a prefabricated wood truss having at least one reinforcing brace attached along at least 30% of a portion of a length of an interior wood web member structured to be placed in compression, the brace and web member structured in combination such that the brace does not extend longitudinally beyond the web member.
A prefabricated wood truss with a pre-braced compression web, comprising:
- a prefabricated wood truss having at least one reinforcing brace attached along at least 30% of a central portion of a length of an interior wood web member structured to be placed in compression, and attached along less than 100% of the web member length.
A method for providing a prefabricated wood truss with a pre-braced compression web, comprising:
- attaching, prior to installing the truss, at least three-fourths of a length of a reinforcing brace along at least a central and substantial portion of an interior web member structured to be placed in compression.
A method for providing a prefabricated wood truss with a pre-braced compression web, comprising:
- attaching, prior to installing the truss, a reinforcing brace along at least a substantial portion of an interior web member structured to be placed in compression with the brace not extending longitudinally beyond the web member.
A method for providing a prefabricated wood truss with a pre-braced compression web, comprising:
- attaching, prior to installing the truss, a reinforcing brace along at least a substantial and central portion of an interior web member structured to be placed in compression and attaching the brace along less than 100% of the length of the web member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.