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A timber truss beam and construction system
Abstract A versatile, lightweight, strong, and cost-effective timber truss beam for construction is disclosed. The truss beam includes a longitudinal channel and alternately orthogonally rotated side through-slots, made from a single piece of wood to reduce manufacturing difficulty and cost while maintaining structural integrity. The channel and slots reduce weight and ensure continuous corner rails along the entire length and woodgrain of the beam, preserving flexural stiffness and integrity. The slots, preferably rectangular in cross-section and non-overlapping, facilitate various interconnections, including end-on, orthogonal, and adjacent connections using straight joiners, which are also made of the same type of timber and designed to fit within the slots. These joiners can be secured with bolts and are designed not to exceed the cross-section of the truss beams. The truss beams may feature open ended side through-slots for end-on connections, with these slots at each end being orthogonally rotated. An orthogonally rotated connector, comprising orthogonally rotated plates and connector bars that fit within the respective longitudinal channels, allows for the end-on interconnection of truss beams with orthogonally rotated open ended side through-slots. Figure 5 101 Figure7 Figure 6 Figure 7 00 1 .z a Figure 8
A timber truss beam and construction system
Abstract A versatile, lightweight, strong, and cost-effective timber truss beam for construction is disclosed. The truss beam includes a longitudinal channel and alternately orthogonally rotated side through-slots, made from a single piece of wood to reduce manufacturing difficulty and cost while maintaining structural integrity. The channel and slots reduce weight and ensure continuous corner rails along the entire length and woodgrain of the beam, preserving flexural stiffness and integrity. The slots, preferably rectangular in cross-section and non-overlapping, facilitate various interconnections, including end-on, orthogonal, and adjacent connections using straight joiners, which are also made of the same type of timber and designed to fit within the slots. These joiners can be secured with bolts and are designed not to exceed the cross-section of the truss beams. The truss beams may feature open ended side through-slots for end-on connections, with these slots at each end being orthogonally rotated. An orthogonally rotated connector, comprising orthogonally rotated plates and connector bars that fit within the respective longitudinal channels, allows for the end-on interconnection of truss beams with orthogonally rotated open ended side through-slots. Figure 5 101 Figure7 Figure 6 Figure 7 00 1 .z a Figure 8
A timber truss beam and construction system
KING STEPHEN (author)
2024-12-19
Patent
Electronic Resource
English