BRACING PANEL

• Main Authors: SORRILL, Levi, O'REGAN, Philip, WERT, David C, GANNON, Gary, GALINSKI, John
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 20.02.2019
• Subjects: BLASTING; BUILDING; BUILDING MATERIALS; CEILINGS; DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS ORMACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS,CLIPS, WEDGES, JOINTS OR JOINTING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FLOORS; GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; ROOFS; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; WEAPONS

A bracing panel for bracing adjacent roof trusses, the bracing panel comprising engagement members and at least one spacing member extending between and connecting the engagement members together in spaced apart relation, hangers connecting the spacing member to the engagement members, each hanger including a first portion a second portion extending from an upper edge margin of the first portion in a first direction, and a third portion extending from a lower edge margin of the first portion in a second direction opposite the first direction, the third portion underlying said one engagement member and the spacing member, the third portion having nailing teeth embedded in said one engagement member and the spacing member, the first, second and third portions being formed as a unitary one-piece structure, the second portion of the hanger and the third portion of the hanger lying in respective planes which are parallel to one another and spaced apart from one another.