Patent ID: 11939771
Assignee: NUCOR CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 11:
12. A roof system comprising:
a plurality of building members;
a plurality of support members operatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of building members, wherein each of the plurality of support members comprise:
a base portion extending in a first direction;
an upper portion extending in a second direction opposite the first direction having a first upper end and a second upper end, wherein the upper portion is longer than the base portion; and
an offset portion operatively coupling the base portion to the second upper end of the upper portion;

wherein a base portion width of the base portion is greater than an upper portion width of the upper portion or an offset portion width of the offset portion; and
wherein the first upper end of a first support member of the plurality of support members is operatively coupled to the second upper end of a second support member of the plurality of support members, wherein the second support member is adjacent the first support member.