Patent ID: 6807903
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: B27F,Y10S

Abstract:
A gantry press apparatus for assembling a truss, the truss having at least two truss members and at least one connector for connecting the truss members, the apparatus comprising:a truss table including a worksurface on which said truss members may be positioned; a roller assembly which is movable relative to the truss table and configured to press said at least one connector into the truss members to join said truss members; at least one guide for guiding movement of the roller assembly relative to the truss table, the guide extending generally along a side of the table; and a wear strip mounted on the guide and defining a surface engageable by the roller assembly as the roller assembly moves, the wear strip being removably secured to the guide so that the wear strip may be replaced with a different wear strip without replacement of the guide.