Modular construction system and method
OwnerPetr Novikov, Fedor Novikovinventors
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Abstract
A modular unit for forming a multiple member joint includes: an elongate body; a bracket attached adjacent an end of the elongate body, the bracket located around a longitudinal axis of the modular unit; a plurality of connectors associated with the bracket with a position retention mechanism, the plurality of connectors extending from the end of the elongate body parallel to a longitudinal axis of the modular unit; and one or more connector joints attached at a distal end of the plurality of connectors, wherein the one or more connector joints are adapted to join with one or more connector joints of connectors extending from connectors of an adjoining modular unit.
Claims16
A modular unit for forming a multiple member joint, the modular unit comprising:
- an elongate body comprising a shell;
- a bracket attached adjacent an end of the elongate body, the bracket located continuously around a longitudinal axis of the modular unit, and the shell is attached to the bracket around a diameter of the bracket;
- a plurality of connectors associated with the bracket and retained therein by a position retention mechanism, the plurality of connectors extending from the end of the elongate body parallel to the longitudinal axis of the modular unit;
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- one or more connector joints attached at a distal end of the plurality of connectors, wherein the one or more connector joints are configured to join with one or more connector joints of connectors extending from connectors of an adjoining modular unit.
A multiple member joint comprising:
- first and second modular units, each of the first and second modular units including:
- an elongate body comprising a shell,
- a bracket attached adjacent an end of the elongate body, the bracket located continuously around a longitudinal axis of a respective said modular unit, and the shell is attached to the bracket around a diameter of the bracket,
- a plurality of connectors associated with the bracket and retained therein by a position retention mechanism, the plurality of connectors extending from the end of the elongate body parallel to the longitudinal axis of the respective modular unit, and
- one or more connector joints attached at a distal end of the plurality of connectors, wherein the one or more connector joints are configured to join with one or more connector joints of connectors extending from connectors of an adjoining modular unit;
- wherein the connector joints of the first modular unit are joined with the connector joints of the second modular unit to join the first modular unit and the second modular unit at a joint.
A lattice structure comprising:
- a plurality of interconnected chords, each of the interconnected chords including
- an elongate body comprising a shell,
- a bracket attached adjacent an end of the elongate body, the bracket located continuously around a longitudinal axis of a respective said chord, and the shell is attached to the bracket around a diameter of the bracket,
- a plurality of connectors associated with the bracket and retained therein by a position retention mechanism, the plurality of connectors extending from the end of the elongate body parallel to the longitudinal axis of the respective chord, and
- one or more connector joints attached at a distal end of the plurality of connectors, wherein the one or more connector joints are configured to join with one or more connector joints of connectors extending from connectors of an adjoining chord;
- wherein connector joints of the chords are joined with connector joints of adjacent chords to join the chords at a plurality of joints of the lattice structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.