Patent ID: 7789099

Claim:
A truss assembly, comprising: a truss member, including a portion of the truss member having walls formed from a first material; an internal support body, including an elongate body situated within the portion of the truss member, wherein: the internal support body includes a number of ribs along a longitudinal axis that are substantially flush with inner surfaces of the portion of the truss member; and the internal support body is formed from a second material; and a layered u-bracket including: a first u-bracket formed from the first material and having a channel that is flush with the portion of the truss assembly member; a second u-bracket formed from the second material and having a channel that is flush with the first u-bracket; and wherein each of the portions of the truss member, the internal support body, and the layered u-bracket has an aperture aligned from each other to receive and are connected by a connecting member.