TRUSS STRUCTURE WITH FASTENER PLATE JOINT ASSEMBLY

摘要

A truss structure having upper and lower chords joined by metal web members in which at least one of the chords consists of parallel wood members and the joint means connecting the metal web member to the wood members includes; a pair of metal fastener plates having a drawn opening therethrough forming an annular flange fastened to the inside faces of the wood members and a metal load transfer members inserted through an opening in the metal web member, the opening in each of the plates and into counter sunk openings in the wood members. Modified forms of the invention include the addition of prong plates, and a metal sleeve between the pin and the opening in the plates.