Patent ID: 8146321

Claim:
A structural building component comprising: a pultruded profile formed in an I-beam shape having a first end and a second end and a central wall extending from the first end to the second end and including a hollow area at each end of the pultruded member, the pultruded profile including a first C-shaped channel extending along the length of the pultruded profile on a first side of the central wall and a second C-shaped channel extending along the length of the pultruded profile member on a second side of the central wall, each of the first and second C-shaped channels being partially defined by a first overhang extending inward from the hollow area at the first end and spaced apart from the central wall such that there is a first recessed mounting area between the first overhang and the central wall and a second overhang extending inward from the hollow area at the second end and spaced apart from the central wall such that there is a second recessed mounting area between the second overhang and the central wall; and a fastening component having opposing arms, wherein the first and second recessed mounting areas are configured to receive the respective opposing arms of the fastening component such that the first and second overhangs overhang the respective opposing arms.