Patent ID: 8756895
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: E04B,E04C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for supporting a plurality of parallel spaced apart trusses, each truss having top and bottom edges wherein said top edge is angularly oriented relative to said bottom edge, the apparatus comprising: a center socket comprising a base panel and first and second side panels extending from said base panel, said center socket being sized to receive a top edge of a first truss therein; first and second end sockets each comprising a base panel and first and second side panels extending from said base panel, each of said first and second end sockets being sized to receive a bottom edge of an adjacent second and third truss therein; a first brace extending between said first end socket and said center socket wherein said first brace includes a web portion extending along a vertical plane; and a second brace extending between said second end socket and said center socket wherein said second brace includes a web portion extending along a vertical plane, wherein said base panel of said first and second end sockets define a first plane substantially parallel to said bottom edges of said plurality of trusses and said base panel of said center socket defines a second plane substantially parallel to said top edge of said plurality of trusses, wherein said second plane is angularly oriented relative to said first plane.