Patent ID: 8037645
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. A trellis consisting of: a front tube having a first end portion, a second end portion, an exterior surface, a bottom surface, a top surface and an internal surface; a back tube having a first end portion, a second end portion, an exterior surface, a bottom surface, a top surface and an internal surface; two end tubes each having a first end portion, a second end portion, an exterior surface, a bottom surface, a top surface, and an internal surface, wherein a first end portion of the front tube is coupled to a first end portion of a first end tube and the second end portion of the front tube is coupled to a first end portion of a second end tube, and the first end portion of the back tube is coupled to the second end portion of a first end tube and the second end portion of the back tube is coupled to the second end portion of the second end tube, wherein the exterior surfaces of the front tube, first end tube, back tube and second end tube are contiguous; a plurality of roof panels, each panel having at least one stiffener and each panel having a perimeter, wherein the perimeter of the panel is coupled to at least a back tube surface and a front tube surface; a plurality of cross member assemblies each having a first end portion and a second end portion, each cross member assembly comprising an elongate tube and a threaded rod, the threaded rod having a first end portion and a second end portion, the rod extending beyond the ends of the elongate tube and the first rod end portion engaging the front tube and the second rod end portion engaging the back tube; a plurality of turnbuckles wherein each turnbuckle comprises a metal pipe, two eyebolts, a left-handed jaw, and a right-handed jaw; the left-handed jaw twistingly engageable with a first end of the metal pipe, the right-handed jaw twistingly engageable with a second end of the metal pipe, the left-handed jaw coupled to a first eyebolt and the right-handed jaw coupled to the second eyebolt, wherein a first end of the turnbuckle is engageable with a surface of the trellis system and a second end of the turnbuckle is engageable with a wall; a plurality of support plates wherein a support plate is positioned at a joint of the front tube to the end tubes, at a joint of the back tube to the end tubes, at a joint of a cross member to a front tube, at a joint of a cross member to a back tube, and at a joint of a turnbuckle to a trellis surface; and a plurality of fasteners coupling the front tube to the end tubes, the back tube to the end tubes, and the roof panels to at least the front tube and the back tube, the cross members to the front tube and to the back tube, the turnbuckles to a trellis surface, wherein the fasteners do not penetrate an exterior surface or bottom surface of the front tube, the back tube, or the end tubes.