Truss spacer

Abstract

A truss spacer for rigidly interconnecting and maintaining spacing between adjacent spaced apart trusses and a truss structure constructed using such truss spacers. The truss spacer includes first and second connecting plates disposed in a plane. The first and second connecting plates each have a plurality of teeth projecting generally orthogonally from a surface of the connecting plate in the same direction. The truss spacer also has an intermediate section having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the first connecting plate and the second end being joined to the second connecting plate. A pair of spacing members are joined respectively to the first and second ends of the intermediate section. The spacing members project generally orthogonally from the intermediate section in the same direction as the teeth project from the first and second connecting plates. The spacing members are spaced apart by a distance equal to the desired distance between adjacent surfaces of spaced apart trusses to which the first and second connecting plates are adapted to be connected. The intermediate section is stiffened to resist bending and torsional forces upon the application of loads. The intermediate section has a first and second ends connected to the plates and second and third sections which are connected respectively to first and second outside edges of the first section which project in the same direction as the teeth of the first and second connecting plates.