Patent ID: 7509781

Claim:
A structural wooden joist adapted to be cut to form inserts in a truss comprising: an elongated lower chord; an elongated upper chord in a spaced apart opposed relation to said lower chord; and a laminated panel structure joining said chords; said laminated panel structure defining an uninterrupted surface from one end of the joist to an opposite end thereof and having opposite upper and lower edges joined to said lower and upper chords respectively; said laminated panel structure being formed of a series of elongated planks adhesively secured edgewise to one another with each elongated plank oriented with a longitudinal axis extending vertically between said lower and upper chords, the series of elongated planks including interior planks that are joined to two adjacent planks and end planks that are joined to one adjacent plank, wherein each of the interior elongated planks are secured along their longest edges to the adjacent planks, respectively, and wherein each of the interior elongated planks are secured along their shorter edges to the top chord and bottom chord, respectively; wherein said joist is adapted to be cut at any length thereof to form an insert to block the ends of a truss between upper and lower chords of said truss; said upper and lower chords of said joist extending parallel to said upper and lower chords of said truss.