Truss hinge with variations in angular settings

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9957709-B2
Application number	US-201715677297-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 15, 2017
Priority date	Dec 15, 2009
Publication date	May 1, 2018
Grant date	May 1, 2018

Abstract

A truss hinge that includes a number of different labeled parts, where connections between the two different parts can constrain the truss to different angles.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A truss hinge adapted to be removably attached to a structure, the truss hinge comprising:
a first hinging part, having a first connection which connects to a first truss;
a second hinging part, hinged relative to said first hinging part, and having a second connection which connects to a second truss;
a first zero holding surface located on said first hinging part and a second zero holding surface located on said second hinging part, the first and second zero holding surfaces are configured to be connected to one another and held at a 0° angle relative to one another;
a plurality of hinging surfaces which each define a specified maximum amount of angular movement between said first truss and said second truss more than 0°, and
wherein said plurality of hinging surfaces include a first hinging surface and a second hinging surface located on said first hinging part which are both connected to a same third hinging surface that is located on said second hinging part allowing movement between said first truss and said second truss by an angular amount up to said specified amount of angular movement.

2. The truss hinge as in claim 1 , wherein said first hinging surface and said second hinging surface are holes, and said third hinging surface is a slot.

3. The truss hinge as in claim 1 wherein said plurality of hinging surfaces further include a plurality of different holes, and a plurality of different slots, and where each of the plurality of different holes and plurality of different slots defines a different amount of angle between said first and second hinging parts.

4. The truss hinge as in claim 1 , further comprising engraving on openings on said first hinging part, said engraving indicating an amount of hinging that will be allowed when connecting said openings to said second hinging part.

5. The truss hinge as in claim 4 , wherein said first hinging part includes stop surfaces and markings for specified angles of 5°, 10°, 15°, 20°, 25°, 30°, 35°, 40° and 45° between said hinging parts.

Assignees

• Production Resource Group Llc
• Production Resource Group Llc

Inventors

• Kempf James
• Gross Scott

Classifications

• E04B2001/2457

  Beam to beam connections · CPC title

• B66C3/00

  Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith and intended primarily for transmitting lifting forces to loose materials; Grabs (buckets and other containers B65D, e.g. pallets B65D19/00; dredges equipped with grabs E02F) · CPC title

• E04B1/344 Primary

  with hinged parts · CPC title

• Y10T29/24

  Hinge making or assembling · CPC title

• E04B2001/2439

  Adjustable connections, e.g. using elongated slots or threaded adjustment elements · CPC title