Building truss

Claim 2

A scissors truss comprising a framework of rigid structural members forming a pair of distinct, mated complementary truss components, each of said components comprising distinct longitudinally extending continuous members forming corresponding upper and lower chords, said chords being in angled relation whereby said lower chord intersects and connected with said corresponding upper chord, a transverse member adjacent an end of at least one of said chords and connecting said upper and lower chords to form a triangle, said complementary truss components juxtaposed and mated to form a scissors truss and including fastening means mating said truss components and resisting relative angular movement of said truss components and wherein at least one upper chord crosses and extends beyond the complementary upper chord.

Claim 3

A static structure comprising a floor, walls, and roof, and a supporting truss for said walls and roof, the feet of said truss resting on and being supported directly by the floor of said structure wherein the improvement comprises supporting said walls and roof with at least one scissors truss according to claim 1.

Claim 4

A scissors truss according to claim 1 wherein said transverse member intersects one of said chords between the ends of said chord.

Claim 5

A building module comprising a floor, walls, roof-supporting truss and roof wherein the improvement comprises supporting said roof with at least one scissors truss according to claim 1.

Claim 6

A static structure comprising a floor, walls, roof-supporting truss and roof wherein the improvement comprises supporting said roof with at least one scissors truss according to claim 1.

Claim 7

A static structure according to claim 5 wherein said structure has a ventilated roof.

Claim 8

A scissors truss comprising a framework of rigid structural members forming a pair of distinct, mated complementary truss components, each of said components comprising distinct, longitudinally extending continuous members forming corresponding upper and lower chords, said chords being in angled relation whereby said lower chord intersects and connects with said corresponding upper chord, a transverse member adjacent an end of at least one of said chords and connecting said upper and lower chords to form a triangle, said complementary truss components juxtaposed and mated to form a scissors truss and including means substantially preventing outward movement of the distal portions of said truss components comprising a scissors support attached to each of the lower chords of the truss components and a scissors stop on the upper chord of at least one of said truss components, each of said scissors supports being a member protruding from said lower chord positioned to abut the complementary lower chord, said scissors stop being a member protruding from said upper chord positioned to abut the complementary lower chord at the point where said complementary lower chord crosses said upper chord.

Claim 9

A scissors truss comprising a framework of rigid structural members forming a pair of distinct, mated complementary truss components, each of said components comprising distinct, longitudinally extending continuous members forming corresponding upper and lower chords, said chords being in angled relation whereby said lower chord intersects and connects with said corresponding upper chord, a transverse member adjacent an end of at least one of said chords and connecting said upper and lower chords to form a triangle, said complementary truss components juxtaposed and mated to form a scissors truss and including means substantially preventing outward movement of the distal portions of said truss components comprising a scissors support attached to each of the lower chords of the truss components and a scissors stop on the upper chord of at least one of said truss components, each of said scissors supports being a member protruding from said lower chord positioned to abut the complementary lower chord, said scissors stop being a member protruding from said upper chord positioned to abut the complementary lower chord at the point where said complementary lower chord crosses said upper chord.

Claim 10

A scissors truss according to claim 7 wherein the complementary upper chords form a peaked truss.

Claim 11

A scissors truss according to claim 7 wherein at least one lower chord crosses and extends beyond the complementary upper chord.

Claim 12

A scissors truss according to claim 7 wherein said mated truss components are identical and each of said upper chords crosses and extends beyond each of said complementary upper chords when said components are mated, said scissors truss including secondary roof supporting chords supported by and attached to said extended upper chords and forming a peaked secondary roof support.

Claim 13

A scissors truss according to claim 7 wherein at least one upper chord crosses and extends beyond the complementary upper chord.

Claim 14

A scissors truss according to claim 11 including a transverse support attached to said transverse member of at least one of said truss components, said transverse support being a member protruding from said transverse member positioned to abut the upper chord of the complementary truss component.

Claim 15

A scissors truss according to claim 11 wherein said transverse member intersects one of said chords between the ends of said chord.

Claim 16

A scissors truss comprising a framework of rigid structural members forming a pair of distinct, mated complementary truss components, each of said components comprising distinct, longitudinally extending continuous members forming corresponding upper and lower chords, said chords being in angled relation whereby said lower chord intersects and connects with said corresponding upper chord, a transverse member adjacent an end of at least one of said chords and connecting said upper and lower chords to form a triangle, said complementary truss components juxtaposed and mated to form a scissors truss and including fastening means mating said truss components and resisting relative angular movement of said truss components and wherein at least one lower chord crosses and extends beyond the complementary upper chord.

Claim 17

A scissors truss comprising a framework of rigid structural members forming a pair of distinct, mated complementary truss components, each of said components comprising distinct, longitudinally extending continuous members forming corresponding upper and lower chords, said chords being in angled relation whereby said lower chord intersects and connects with said corresponding upper chord, a transverse member adjacent an end of at least one of said chords and connecting said upper and lower chords to form a triangle, said complementary truss components juxtaposed and mated to form a scissors truss and including fastening means mating said truss components and resisting relative angular movement of said truss components and wherein at least one lower chord crosses and extends beyond the complementary upper chord.

Claim 18

A scissors cradle element adapted to support the lower chords of a scissors truss, said element comprising a flat vertical attaching plate and integral therewith a pair of support plates each depending from opposite sides of the uppermost edges of said attaching plate at right angles to the plane of said attaching plate, the upper surfaces of said support plates disposed such that each of said surfaces slope toward the center of said attaching plate.

Claim 19

A scissors cradle element adapted to support the lower chords of a scissors truss, said element comprising a flat vertical attaching plate and integral therewith a pair of support plates each depending from opposite sides of the uppermost edges of said attaching plate at right angles to the plane of said attaching plate, the upper surfaces of said support plates disposed such that each of said surfaces slope toward the center of said attaching plate.