Patent ID: 8225808
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: E04H,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An assembly, comprising: a first truss member; a first u-bracket, having a first channel, a first surface opposing the channel, and a first aperture that spans from the first surface to the first channel and is of a first diameter; a second u-bracket having a second channel, a second surface opposing the second channel, and a second aperture that spans from the second surface to the second channel and is of the first diameter; and a connecting member, wherein the first channel is entirely flush with the first truss member, the second channel is flush with the first surface, the first and second apertures are aligned, and the connecting member connects the first u-bracket, the second u-bracket, and the first truss member together, and wherein the first u-bracket and second u-bracket are fixedly attached to the first truss member by the connecting member, and wherein the first truss member is part of a pivotal x-joint, which is adapted to include a second truss member, a third u-bracket, and a fourth u-bracket fixedly attached together by the connecting member.