Inventors:
Karl BACKUS - Emeryville CA, US
George Bradley - San Francisco CA, US
Tim Eliassen - Sunapee NH, US
Timothy W. Gudgel - Palo Alto CA, US
Scott David Hazard - Campbell CA, US
Holger Krueger - Schwabmuenchen, DE
Marcin Marchewka - London, GB
Michael Mulhern - Westford MA, US
Patrick O'Brien - West Nyack NY, US
James O'Callaghan - Winchester, GB
Yutang Zhang - Beijing City, CN
Assignee:
Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA
International Classification:
E04B 7/10, E04B 1/32, E04C 3/02, E04C 3/38, E04H 14/00
US Classification:
52 801, 52633, 521731, 52639, 52831
Abstract:
The present invention relates to support structures including truss assemblies and purlins, the truss assemblies including struts, wherein utilities such as pipes and cables can be contained within the purlins, and can pass through openings in the struts, to thereby be retained by the support structures so as to be hidden from view.