US 11,346,384 B2 · Three-axis ninety-degree triangular brace

Abstract

An open triangle made of rigid material planes each joined ninety degrees to one another and of sufficient thickness, rigidity, precision and construction for the triangle as a whole to serve as a brace for clamping, aligning, and joining workpieces, especially three workpieces at ninety degrees to one another; the opening of the triangular brace serving as a space for the operation of joining the workpieces, especially joining by means of high-heat welding but also by other means of joining, like drilling and fastening with bolts; the triangular brace being constructed of one piece, or a plurality of pieces in which one plane or all planes of the brace are removable and re-attachable, or rotatable in and out of position, by means of screws, bolts, pins, interlocking tongue-and-groove, magnets, axle for rotation, or other secure means.

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Dependent claims

A brace comprising

a first part;
a second part;
and
a third part;
wherein the brace is characterized by
an assembled condition in which
the first part is perpendicularly connected to the second part;
the second part is perpendicularly connected to the third part;
the third part is perpendicularly connected to the first part;
and
the first part, the second part, and the third part form an opening configured to join a plurality of workpieces;
and
a rotatable condition in which
the first part is rotatable about a first axle for rotation;
the second part is rotatable about a second axle for rotation perpendicular to the first axle for rotation;
and
the third part is rotatable about a third axle for rotation perpendicular to the first axle for rotation and the second axle for rotation.

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A brace comprising

a first part positioned on a first plane, the first part comprising
a first section;
and
a second section connected to the first section of the first part, a predetermined angle being formed between the first section of the first part and the second section of the first part;
a second part positioned on a second plane perpendicular to the first plane, the second part comprising
a first section;
and
a second section connected to the first section of the second part, the predetermined angle being formed between the first section of the second part and the second section of the second part;
and
a third part positioned on a third plane perpendicular to the first plane and the second plane, the third part comprising
a first section;
and
a second section connected to the first section of the third part, the predetermined angle being formed between the first section of the third part and the second section of the third part;
wherein the second section of the first part is directly connected to the first section of the second part;
wherein the second section of the second part is directly connected to the first section of the third part;
wherein the second section of the third part is directly connected to the first section of the first part;
wherein an outer peripheral of a surface of the first section of the first part is of a quadrilateral shape;
wherein the surface of the first section of the first part is parallel with the first plane;
wherein an outer peripheral of a surface of the second section of the first part is of another quadrilateral shape;
and
wherein the surface of the second section of the first part is parallel with the first plane.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Three-axis ninety-degree triangular brace

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Three-axis ninety-degree triangular brace

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Abstract

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