Truss aligning system

Claim 1

An elongated structual component adapted to be secured to the wooden frame of a building as a permanent component thereof for facilitating fixing the spacing of the structual members of said wooden frame during construction thereof, said elongated structual component consisting of relatively stiff, flat metal stock the longitudinal edges of which are continuous and in the plane of said flat metal stock, said elongated structual component having a plurality of pairs of stiff metal flanges integral therewith and spaced at modular distances along the length thereof, the flanges of each pair of flanges being arranged in spaced parallel relationship, substantially perpendicular to the plane of said elongated structual component and inwardly from the continuous elongated edges thereof, and each flange of a pair of flanges being struck up from that portion of the body of said elongated structual component between each pair of flanges thereby forming an opening in said flat metal stock between each pair of laterally spaced flanges, each flange corresponding in length to one half the length of said opening and in width to one half the width of said opening, and each flange having a plurality of apertures therein, each aperture formed at an acute angle to the plane of its respective flange to accomodate fastening means for permanently securing a wooden frame member between each of said pairs of flanges.