Patent ID: 7814722

Claim:
An improved roof truss, comprising (a) a bottom chord; (b) a bottom plate disposed underneath and substantially parallel to the bottom chord; (c) means for attaching the bottom plate to the bottom chord; (d) spacers disposed between the bottom plate and the bottom chord which create a thermal gap between the bottom plate and the bottom chord; and (e) a bracket positioned between the bottom plate and the bottom chord, located at the intersection of the bottom plate and an interior partition wall, having a horizontal planar member on the top of the bottom plate attached to vertical planar members on either side of the bottom plate which are attached to horizontal planar members extending away from the bottom plate along the top surface of the interior partition wall, wherein fasteners can be driven through the horizontal planar members extending away from the bottom plate along the top surface of the interior partition wall so as to attach the bottom plate to the interior partition wall.