Adjustable truss bracket

Abstract

A bracket includes a base plate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side of the base plate. The bracket includes a shelf having a first side extending from the first side of the base plate and a second side opposite the first side of the shelf. The bracket includes one or more arms disposed adjacent to the first side of the shelf. The one or more arms are rotatably mounted to the shelf.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bracket comprising:
 a base plate including first apertures;   a shelf coupled to and extending from the base plate, the shelf including second apertures;   a first arm rotatably attached to the shelf via a first fastener, the first arm including a third aperture that is concentric with a first of the second apertures, the first fastener being disposed through the third aperture and the first of the second apertures;   a second arm rotatably attached to the shelf via a second fastener, the second arm including a fourth aperture that is concentric with a second of the second apertures, the second fastener being disposed through the fourth aperture and the second of the second apertures; and   a third arm rotatably attached to the shelf via a third fastener, the third arm including a fifth aperture that is concentric with a third of the second apertures, the third fastener being disposed through the fifth aperture and the third of the second apertures.   
     
     
         2 . The bracket of  claim 1 , wherein the second apertures are spaced apart from an edge of the base plate by a distance. 
     
     
         3 . The bracket of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the base plate include one or more first holes;   the first arm includes one or more second holes;   the second arm includes one or more third holes; and   the third arm includes one or more fourth holes.   
     
     
         4 . The bracket of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of:
 the first arm includes a sixth aperture;   the second arm includes a seventh aperture; or   the first arm includes an eighth aperture.   
     
     
         5 . The bracket of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the base plate includes:
 a first side, and 
 a second side opposite the first side; 
   the shelf includes:
 a third side disposed adjacent to the second side of the base plate, and 
 a fourth side opposite the third side; and 
   the first arm, the second arm, and the third arm are disposed adjacent to the third side of the shelf.   
     
     
         6 . The bracket of  claim 5 , wherein:
 the base plate includes a first thickness that extends between the first side and the second side; and   a first arm, the second arm, and the third arm include a second thickness that is a same as the first thickness.   
     
     
         7 . The bracket of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the bracket is configured to attach to a truss having a first member, a second member, a third member, and a fourth member;   the base plate is configured to attach to the first member;   the first arm is configured to attach to the second member;   the second arm is configured to attach to the third member; and   the third arm is configured to attach to the fourth member.   
     
     
         8 . A bracket comprising:
 a base plate including:
 a first side, and 
 a second side opposite the first side of the base plate; 
   a shelf including:
 a first side extending from the first side of the base plate, and 
 a second side opposite the first side of the shelf, and 
   one or more arms disposed adjacent to the first side of the shelf, the one or more arms being rotatably mounted to the shelf.   
     
     
         9 . The bracket of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the bracket is configured to mount to one or more members of a truss; and   the one or more arms are rotatably mounted to the shelf via one or more fasteners disposed into the one or more members of the truss.   
     
     
         10 . The bracket of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the shelf includes one or more first apertures;   the one or more arms include a second aperture that aligns with an aperture of the one or more first apertures; and   a fastener is disposed through the second aperture and the aperture of the one or more first apertures to rotatably mount the one or more arms to the shelf.   
     
     
         11 . The bracket of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the one or more arms include:
 a first end rotatably mounted to the shelf, and 
 a second end opposite the first end; 
   the first end is disposed adjacent to the shelf; and   the second end is disposed external from the shelf.   
     
     
         12 . The bracket of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more arms include at least a first arm and a second arm. 
     
     
         13 . The bracket of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the base plate includes a first thickness extending between the first side of the base plate and the second side of the base plate;   the one or more arms include:
 a first side, 
 a second side opposite the first side of the one or more arms, and 
 a second thickness extending between the first side of the one or more arms and the second side of the one or more arms; and 
   the first thickness and the second thickness are a same.   
     
     
         14 . The bracket of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the one or more arms include:
 a first side, and 
 a second side opposite the first side of the one or more arms; 
   the first side of the base plate and the first side of the one or more arms are planar with one another; and   the second side of the base plate, the first side of the shelf, and the second side of the one or more arms are planar with one another.   
     
     
         15 . A bracket comprising:
 a base plate configured to secure to a first member of a truss;   a first arm rotatably attached to the base plate, the first arm configured to secure to a second member of the truss; and   a second arm rotatably attached to the base plate, the second arm configured to secure to a third member of the truss.   
     
     
         16 . The bracket of  claim 15 , further comprising a third arm rotatably attached to the base plate, the third arm configured to secure to a fourth member of the truss. 
     
     
         17 . The bracket of  claim 15 , further comprising a shelf coupled to the base plate, wherein:
 the base plate includes a first side and a second side;   the shelf includes a first side and a second side, the first side of the shelf being coupled to the second side of the base plate; and   a distance disposed between the first side of the base plate and the second side of the base plate corresponds to a thickness of the first arm and the second arm.   
     
     
         18 . The bracket of  claim 17 , wherein:
 the first arm includes a first end disposed between the first side of the shelf and the second member; and   the second arm includes a second end disposed between the first side of the shelf and the third member.   
     
     
         19 . The bracket of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the first arm rotatably attaches to the base plate via a first fastener disposed through the first arm, the base plate, and at least one of the first member or the second member; and   the second arm rotatably attaches to the base plate via a second fastener disposed through the second arm, the base plate, and at least one of the first member or the third member.   
     
     
         20 . The bracket of  claim 15 , wherein:
 the base plate includes one or more first apertures for securing the base plate to the first member;   the first arm includes one or more second apertures for securing the base plate to the second member; and   the second arm includes one or more third apertures for securing the base plate to the third member.