Patent ID: 6715255
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: A47F,E04C

Abstract:
A foldable truss member, comprising:a plurality of adjacently connected side members together forming a peripheral boundary of the truss member, each side member comprising: an elongated support member having a side surface and a first end; a bridging member fixably connected to the side surface of the support member at an attachment point of the support member, the bridging member having an extension at an edge of the bridge member opposite the attachment point; a plurality of hinge members pivotably joining the extension of each side member to the support member of the adjacent side member, each hinge member allowing relative rotation of adjacent side members in a folded configuration of the truss member; and a locking frame having a plurality of locking members, each locking member attachable at the first end of at least two of the side members of the truss in the deployed configuration, the attached locking frame preventing relative rotation of adjacent side members.