Covered flange brace and flange brace cover

摘要

A building roof structure includes rafters, purlins, braces, and a suspension fabric. The suspension fabric, which may be part of a fall protection system, insulation support system, and/or vapor barrier system, extends across a bay or other portion of the roof structure such that the suspension fabric is above the rafters and below the purlins. The braces connect at least some of the purlins to at least some of the rafters, and each brace extends through a corresponding slit or other opening in the suspension fabric. Brace covers are provided for some or all of the braces to conceal the fabric opening, to facilitate sealing around the brace near the fabric opening, and/or to provide support for the suspension fabric near the fabric opening.

主权项

1. As part of a primary building support structure, a building roof structure overlying an interior of a building, said building roof structure, comprising:
(a) rafters and purlins, the purlins extending transversely across the rafters such that the rafters support the purlins; (b) a suspension fabric extending across said roof structure such that said suspension fabric extends across tops of said rafters and below said purlins, said suspension fabric having an upper side facing toward said purlins, and an opposing lower side facing into the interior of the building; (c) braces connecting at least some of said purlins to at least some of said rafters, each said brace and the respective said purlin to which said brace connects defining a brace/purlin combination, each said brace extending through a corresponding opening in said suspension fabric; and (d) for at least some of said brace/purlin combinations, a brace cover having a cover opening through which the respective brace extends, the brace cover being disposed below the lower side of said suspension fabric such that an intervening portion of said suspension fabric is between said brace cover and the respective said purlin, said brace cover being secured to a member of such primary building support structure.