Patent ID: 7140100

Claim:
A truss fabrication system for use in fabricating trusses from truss components including truss members and connectors joining the truss members together, the truss fabrication system comprising: a truss set-up table including a substantially horizontal table deck having a side edge, and extension arms projecting generally horizontally outward from the side edge, the extension arms being spaced apart from each other along the table deck side edge, the extension arms and table deck side edge defining at least one work bay sized to permit a worker to pass into the work bay to the table deck side edge for manipulating the truss components on the table deck; and a gantry press movable relative to the truss set-up table, the gantry press being sized and arranged relative to the truss set-up table for pressing connectors into truss members supported on the table deck and for pressing connectors into truss members supported on the extension arms.