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

Claim 12:
13. The method of claim 12, comprising:
transporting the dimensional lumber received from the tables of the joist placement system along a trough formed by a plurality of rollers, the trough being adjacent to the assembly conveyor, against a registration stop to substantially align an end of the joists with a last of the trusses placed on the assembly conveyor;
arranging a plurality of brackets 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; and
moving the plurality of first fastener devices along the length of the assembly conveyor and applying in the at least one predetermined fastener pattern the plurality of fasteners to attach the joists and the trusses together after the joists have been moved into the substantially vertical position by the plurality of brackets.