Patent ID: 8739473

Claim:
A trellis system comprising: 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 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; 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, wherein the fasteners do not penetrate an exterior surface or bottom surface of the front tube, the back tube, or the end tubes.