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The present invention relates to the field of hanging tubular space frame truss (“truss”) using truss picks. Truss units include tubular longitudinal truss chords, and tubular webbing elements interconnecting the truss chords. Truss picks attach to truss via the truss chords. Prior art truss picks were rigid and therefore incapable of adjusting attachment locations to account for variations in truss chord spacing. The invention described herein provides an adjustable truss pick having a swiveling saddle and clamp assembly that, as a result, creates adjustable spacing of truss pick attachment locations long desired in this field.
The present invention relates to the field of hanging tubular space frame truss (“truss”) using truss picks. Truss units include tubular longitudinal truss chords, and tubular webbing elements interconnecting the truss chords. Truss picks attach to truss via the truss chords. Prior art truss picks were rigid and therefore incapable of adjusting attachment locations to account for variations in truss chord spacing. The invention described herein provides an adjustable truss pick having a swiveling saddle and clamp assembly that, as a result, creates adjustable spacing of truss pick attachment locations long desired in this field.
Adjustable Truss Pick
CHOUINARD MICHAEL P A (author)
2018-08-30
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC:
F16L
PIPES
,
Rohre
/
E04C
STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
,
Bauelemente
/
F16B
DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES
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Vorrichtungen zum Befestigen oder Sichern von Konstruktionselementen oder Maschinenteilen, z.B. Nägel, Bolzen, Schrauben, Sprengringe, Klemmen, Klammern oder Keile
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