Box beam adjustable support systems

Abstract

An adjustable roof support system is disclosed for supporting a roof or a floor in a building having at least one truss. The system includes a plurality of interlocking segments, each having at least one fastener slot and a cross-section comprising a main rail with a top extension and a bottom extension that define an interior channel and an external periphery. The interlocking segments include at least one female length and one male length, wherein the exterior periphery of the male length fits within the interior channel of the female length. The assembled length is slidably adjustable, and the system can be assembled on a structure having a first truss and a second truss. The system may also include a cross connector configured to secure one interlocking length to another at an angle.

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         14 . A support system for supporting a roof or a floor in a building comprising:
 a plurality of interlocking elements each interlocking element comprising   a first interlocking element end and a second interlocking element end;   a female segment having a female segment exterior surface, a female segment interior surface, and at least one female segment fastener slot, and   a male segment having a male segment exterior surface and at least one male segment fastener slot,   wherein the female segment fastener slot aligns with the at least one male segment fastener slot when a portion of the male exterior surface of the male segment engages the female segment interior surface of the female segment;   at least one fastener operable to pass through the female segment fastener slot and the male segment fastener slot to secure the male segment in a position relative to the female segment; and   at least one of an attachment point couplable to at least one of the first interlocking element end and the second interlocking element end wherein the attachment point is operable to secure the first interlocking element end or the second interlocking element end to a truss, and at least one cross-connector couplable to the interlocking element wherein the cross-connector is operable to secure a first interlocking element to a second interlocking element at an angle.   
     
     
         15 . The support system of  claim 14 , wherein a length of at least one of the plurality of interlocking elements is slidably adjustable. 
     
     
         16 . The support system of  claim 14 , wherein the male segment has a first cross-section length and width and the female segment has a second cross-section length and width greater than the first cross-section length and width. 
     
     
         17 . The support system of  claim 16 , wherein the first cross-section is square, rectangular, or I-beam. 
     
     
         18 . The support system of claim  2 , wherein the first cross-section length and width is smaller than the second cross-section length and width allowing the male segment t slide within the female segment. 
     
     
         19 . The support system of  claim 14 , wherein the attachment point comprises a horizontal member coupled to a vertical member wherein the attachment point is coupled to at least one of the first interlocking element end and the second interlocking element end. 
     
     
         20 . The support system of  claim 19 , wherein the vertical member of the attachment point is coupled to an angle member having at least one truss fastener wherein the truss fastener is tightenable against the at least one truss. 
     
     
         21 . The support system of  claim 14 , wherein the angle is a perpendicular angle. 
     
     
         22 . The support system of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one fastener is at least one of a bolt and a nut. 
     
     
         23 . The support system of  claim 14 , wherein the plurality of interlocking elements have a size selected from 6 gauge, 10 gauge, 12 gauge, 3/16ths inch steel, and 3/16th inch aluminum. 
     
     
         24 . The support system of  claim 14 , wherein the cross-connector can be angled steel.