Patent ID: 9447580
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: E04B,E04D,E04G

Claim Text:
1. As part of a primary building support structure, a building roof structure overlying an interior of a building, said building roof structure, comprising: (a) rafters and purlins, the purlins extending transversely across the rafters such that the rafters support the purlins; (b) a suspension fabric extending across said roof structure such that said suspension fabric extends across tops of said rafters and below said purlins, said suspension fabric having an upper side facing toward said purlins, and an opposing lower side facing into the interior of the building; (c) braces connecting at least some of said purlins to at least some of said rafters, each said brace and the respective said purlin to which said brace connects defining a brace/purlin combination, each said brace extending through a corresponding opening in said suspension fabric; and (d) for at least some of said brace/purlin combinations, a brace cover having a cover opening through which the respective brace extends, the brace cover being disposed below the lower side of said suspension fabric such that an intervening portion of said suspension fabric is between said brace cover and the respective said purlin, said brace cover being secured to a member of such primary building support structure.