Rigid steel brace for offset trusses
US4288961A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 1980 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04C3/18
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A steel brace for reinforcing an offset truss intermediate its heel joint and its ridge board. The steel brace has one end thereof nailed into the ceiling joist on one side and has its other end nailed into the roof rafter on the other side. The brace is provided with a deep rib extending longitudinally from one end to a position beyond the center of the brace and a laterally spaced apart deep rib extending longitudinally from the other end to a position beyond the center of the brace in the opposite direction. One of the deep ribs being convexly formed in said steel brace and the other spaced apart deep rib being concavely formed therein. The ribbed steel brace is thus provided with oppositely disposed flat surfaces at the ends thereof to abut the oppositely disposed ceiling joist and roof rafter for nailing thereto.
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