Truss setting bracket

Abstract

The truss setting bracket has an elongated body member, a first cradle, and a second cradle. Each cradle is provided with a vertical first and second finger that define a horizontal cradle face therebetween. The second cradle is designed to be secured, at ground level, to a truss that is to be set in place on top of a building structure. The first cradle is designed such that, as the truss is lifted into place by a crane, the second finger is used as a guide for spacing the current truss from the previously set truss. Each cradle allows successive trusses to temporarily held in place by the truss setting bracket until all the trusses have been set and they can be permanently nailed or tacked into place.

1 . A truss setting bracket, comprising: 
 an elongated body member having a first end and a second end and an axis of elongation;    a first cradle, the first cradle being attached to the first end of the elongated body member, the first cradle having a first finger and a second finger defining a first horizontal cradle face therebetween, the first finger and second finger of the first cradle being positioned substantially normal to the axis of elongation; and    a second cradle, the second cradle being attached to the second end of the elongated body member, the second cradle having a first finger and a second finger defining a second horizontal cradle face therebetween, the first finger and second finger of the second cradle being positioned substantially normal to the axis of elongation;    
   
   
       2 . The truss setting bracket according to  claim 1 , wherein the first finger of the first cradle and the first finger of the second cradle are each provided with a cylindrical channel therethrough.  
   
   
       3 . A truss setting bracket, comprising: 
 an elongated body member having a first end and a second end and an axis of elongation;    a first cradle, the first cradle being attached to the first end of the elongated body member, the first cradle having a first finger and a second finger defining a first horizontal cradle face therebetween, the first finger and second finger of the first cradle being positioned substantially normal to the axis of elongation, the first finger of the first cradle being provided with a cylindrical channel therethrough; and    a second cradle, the second cradle being attached to the second end of the elongated body member, the second cradle having a first finger and a second finger defining a second horizontal cradle face therebetween, the first finger and second finger of the second cradle being positioned substantially normal to the axis of elongation, the first finger of the second cradle being provided with a cylindrical channel therethrough.