Patent ID: 8366087

Claim:
A jig positioning system for use on a truss assembly table, the system comprising: a table having a plurality of jig assembly slots extending laterally across a table top, the jig assembly slots extending substantially across the width of the table; a puck assembly having a puck positioned at least partially above the table top, the puck connected to a carriage positioned at least partially below the table top, the puck and carriage connected to one another by a portion of the puck assembly which extends through a slot in the table top; a threaded rod extending through a mating passageway in the carriage, the threaded rod thereby operable to move the carriage and connected puck assembly along the slot when the threaded rod is rotated, the threaded rod extending substantially across the width of the table; a stationary rod support member extending parallel to and along at least the substantial length of the threaded rod and the slot, and positioned below the threaded rod, the support member contacting the carriage as the carriage moves in relation to the rod support member, thereby supporting the threaded rod; and open areas extending longitudinally along each side of the support member, the open areas allowing debris to fall to the floor on either side of the support member.