Truss shoe
US7261494B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21D11/006
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A truss shoe for a roof support system includes a base member having a bearing surface and, optionally, an end having a sweeping radius for ease of moving the truss shoe into an installation position, a bolt receiving section having a bore hole, a cable engaging section, and an intermediate section. The cable engaging section includes an opening and a slot and, optionally, a lock-in device that allows a cable to move through the slot into the opening and retains the cable in the opening. In another non-limiting embodiment of the cable engaging section, the cable is moved into an assembly mounted in a conical-shaped passageway of the cable engaging section to compress the assembly around the cable. The intermediate portion includes a pair of side flanges on the base member between the bore and the opening and, optionally, a rib between the pair of side flanges.
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