Patent ID: 7743577

Claim:
A structural truss comprising: at least two strut members having at least two alternately extending struts; said at least two alternately extending struts having a first end, a middle and a second end; said at least two alternately extending struts having a flat end portion on said first end and a flat end portion on said second end; said flat end portion on said first end is connected to said flat end portion on said second end by at least one first non-flat intermediate portion and at least one second non-flat intermediate portion; said at least one first non-flat intermediate portion is U-shaped; said at least one second non-flat intermediate portion is inverse U-shaped; said at least two flat end portions are fastened to at least two chords; at least two chords that are substantially U-shaped; said at least two chords are secured to said at least two strut members via at least one dimple extending into the at least two chords and the at least two strut members; and said at least two chords are parallel in relation to one another.