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A purlin bracing system for metal building roof includes braces which have pairs of tabs extending from one end. A brace is arranged perpendicular to a purlins, and its tabs are inserted through slots in the central web of the purlin. Another brace is then applied on the opposite side of the purlin,

A purlin bracing system for metal building roof includes braces which have pairs of tabs extending from one end. A brace is arranged perpendicular to a purlins, and its tabs are inserted through slots in the central web of the purlin. Another brace is then applied on the opposite side of the purlin, and headed pin is dropped through aligned holes in the tabs to secure them on opposite side of the purlin's central web. No tools or special fasteners are required.

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We claim: 1. A metal building roof comprising a plurality of substantially parallel purlins extending in a first direction, the purlins having a center web and being supported at intervals by structural building frame members, and a plurality of braces extending in a second direction, substantially

We claim: 1. A metal building roof comprising a plurality of substantially parallel purlins extending in a first direction, the purlins having a center web and being supported at intervals by structural building frame members, and a plurality of braces extending in a second direction, substantially perpendicular to the first direction, between neighboring purlins to prevent lateral deflection and twisting of the purlins under load, the improvement wherein at least some of said braces are channel members having a central web and upper and lower flanges, the flanges extending lengthwise beyond the central web at a first end of the brace to form a pair of protruding tabs one above the other, the purlins having pairs of longitudinally-extending slots at intervals so that the tabs of a brace can be inserted through a pair of the slots and protrude on the other side of the purlin one of said slots in each pair being above and substantially parallel to the other, the brace having holes in its tabs at its first end, and holes in its upper and lower flanges at its second end, the holes of the tabs and the holes of the flanges being disposed so that they present a visible and observable alignment from above when the respective members are abutted firmly against the purlin web on opposite sides thereof, whereby the tabs of one brace may be inserted through the slots in the purlin web from one side of the purlin and another brace may be applied from the opposite side of the purlin so as to overlap the tabs, and a plurality of drop-in pins, each of which may be inserted down and through the aligned holes of the first and second braces to interconnect them on said one side of said purlin and on the opposite side of the purlin respectively. 2. The roof of claim 1, wherein each of the purlins is substantially a Z-section member having a central web extending substantially perpendicular to a surface of the roof. 3. The roof of claim 1, wherein each pair of slots is spaced widthwise of the purlin web so that the braces are oriented, when installed, with their central webs substantially perpendicular to the roof surface. 4. The roof of claim 1, wherein the height of the brace is at least half the height of the purlin. 5. A lateral bracing system for a roof having an array of substantially parallel purlins, said system comprising a plurality of braces and a plurality of pins for interconnecting said braces, each of said braces being a channel member having upper and lower flanges connected by a central web, a portion of said web at one end of each brace being removed so that the ends of the upper and lower flanges at that end of the member form a pair of tabs, said tabs at one end of the brace and said upper and lower flanges at the other end of the brace having prefabricated aligned holes which are accessible from above and through which said pins are able to be inserted down through said aligned holes to secure the braces together to the purlin without piercing any material and without the need for any further fastening device. 6. A system for laterally bracing a structural support member on a building, said system comprising: a first brace member having a first end including: (i) an upper tab which is receivable through an upper slot defined through said structural support member, and (ii) a lower tab which is receivable though a lower slot defined through said structural support member; each of said upper and lower tabs having pin-receiving apertures; a second brace member having a first end including an upper hole and a lower hole, said upper and lower holes being aligned with said pin-receiving apertures in said upper tab and said lower tab, respectively, when said first end of said second brace member is abutted against said structural support member allowing for the receipt of a pin through said holes and apertures to secure said first brace member and said second brace member to opposite sides of said structural support member; and an alignment of said apertures which enables the unobstructed insertion of said pin from above, and then compels said pin to be held in place by a gravitational field. 7. The system of claim 6 wherein said structural support member is a purlin. 8. A method of supporting a plurality of parallel purlins in a roof construction, said method comprising: creating a plurality of cross members each having: (i) an upper flange, (ii) a lower flange, (iii) a first end presenting outwardly-extending upper and lower tabs having apertures therethrough at a first end, (iv) reciprocating holes formed in each of the upper and lower flanges at a second flush end; adapting said cross members such that the tabs on a first cross member of said plurality of cross members can be received through upper and lower slots formed in a web of one of said plurality of purlins, and said apertures in said tabs be aligned with the reciprocating holes in the upper and lower flanges on the second flush end of a second cross member of said plurality of cross members to define a passageway for a smooth pin to be slidably received in an unobstructed fashion, thus connecting the first cross member and second cross member onto opposite sides of the one of the plurality of purlins. 9. The method of claim 8 comprising: comprising each of said plurality of cross members of two longitudinally-extending members having opposing L-shaped cross sections. 10. The method of claim 8 comprising: using channel members as said plurality of cross members. 11. The method of claim 8 comprising: laterally supporting an adjacent purlin using a third cross member selected from said plurality of said cross members.