Structural support and positioning system for angularly directed structural support members

A system for positioning and securing angularly directed structural support members of a roof structure comprising at least a pair of mounting devices consecutively mounted to a surface of a respective longitudinally extended structural member, each of said plurality of mounting devices having a plurality of angularly directed structural support member first receiving spaces formed thereon and forming an additional angularly directed structural support member second receiving space at an interface between said consecutively positioned pair of said mounting devices, each of said mounting devices including:

• (a) a longitudinally extended base plate having a plurality of longitudinally spaced first through holes formed therein through which fasteners pass for coupling said base plate to the longitudinally extended structural member;
• (b) a plurality of pairs of first fixing members respectively secured to said base plate, each said pair of first fixing members being disposed in opposing spaced parallel relationship to define a respective one of said first receiving spaces therebetween for locating and securing a portion of a respective angularly directed structural support member to the longitudinally extended structural member, each of said first fixing members being formed by an angularly directed C-shaped channel member having a web portion bounded on two sides thereof by a pair of flanges extending substantially in said longitudinal direction;
• and,
• (c) a pair of opposed second fixing members respectively secured to said base plate adjacent opposing ends thereof, each of said second fixing members being formed by an angularly directed C-shaped channel member having a web portion bounded on two sides thereof by a pair of flanges extending in said longitudinal direction, a first of said second fixing members being secured to said base plate at an endmost location and:the second of said second fixing members being secured to said base plate at a location from which a pair of laterally spaced tabs extend, said spaced tabs of one mounting device being disposed adjacent said first of said second fixing members of said consecutively positioned mounting device to define said second receiving space between said first of said second fixing members of one mounting device and said second of said second fixing members of the other mounting device.