Patent ID: 6634152
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: E04C

Abstract:
A collapsible metal truss which, when erected, exhibits a base chord, two top chords which intersect to form a peak and a W-shaped web having two inside web legs and two outside web legs, said truss comprising:a pair of heel sections each including the jackknife foldable combination of partial top and bottom chords each having first and second ends; the first ends of each of said chords being pivotally connected to form a truss corner, a first partial outside web leg pivotally connected to the partial top chord near the second end, a second partial outside web pivotally connected to the partial bottom chord near the second end and a first partial inside web leg pivotally interconnected to the bottom partial chord near the second end; a peak section comprising the jackknife foldable combination of left and right partial top chords each having first and second ends, the first ends of said chords being pivotally interconnected to form a peak, the second partial inside webs pivotally connected to the left and right partial top chord respectively; the partial top chords being telescopically slidably joinable; the partial inside web legs being telescopically slidably joinable; the partial outside web legs being telescopically slidably joinable; and a bottom center chord which is telescopically slidably joinable to and between the partial bottom chords of the heel sections.