Patent ID: 11873652
Assignee: BUILDZ, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  B | IPC B  E

Claim 2:
3. The system of claim 2, comprising:
a trough, which is adjacent to the assembly conveyor and is formed by a plurality of rollers configured to transport the dimensional lumber received from the tables of the joist placement system against a registration stop configured to substantially align an end of the joists with a last of the trusses placed on the assembly conveyor; and
a plurality of brackets that are arranged along and in between the rollers of the trough, the brackets being pivotable between a retracted position, in which the joists within the trough are in contact with the rollers, and a deployed position, in which the joists are pivoted to a substantially vertical position adjacent lateral edges of the trusses;
wherein the plurality of first fastener devices is configured to move along the length of the assembly conveyor to apply the plurality of fasteners in the at least one predetermined fastener pattern to attach the joists and the trusses together after the joists have been moved into the substantially vertical position by the plurality of brackets.