Patent ID: 11859377
Assignee: STORAGE STRUCTURES, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 8:
9. A structural assembly extending in a longitudinal dimension, the structural assembly comprising:
a first channel member, having a first longitudinal end and an opposed second longitudinal end, wherein the first channel member has a length in the longitudinal dimension and defines an inner channel extending along the length;
a second channel member having a first longitudinal end and an opposed second longitudinal end, wherein the second channel member has a length in the longitudinal dimension and defines an inner channel extending along the length; and
an inner member having a first longitudinal end and an opposed second longitudinal end, wherein the inner member has a length in the longitudinal dimension,
wherein the first and second channel members are positioned with respect to each other so that the inner channels of the first and second channel members cooperate to define an interior passage extending in the longitudinal dimension,
wherein the inner member extends through at least a portion of the interior passage and is attached to at least one of the first channel member and the second channel member,
wherein at least one of the first and second longitudinal ends of the inner member extends beyond a respective longitudinal end of the first channel member and a respective longitudinal end of the second channel member in a first direction, wherein the first direction extends toward the respective longitudinal end of the first channel member from the opposing longitudinal end of the first channel member,
wherein the length of the inner member is greater than half of the length of the first channel member.