Structural connection system for modular frameworks
OwnerRichard T. Wiedebushinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a construction set suitable for creating a variety of structures and includes a plurality of elements. A modular construction system includes hubs which are embodied as solid-surfaced hexahedrons having at least one flanged protrusion on at least two faces of each hexahedron. Adjacent structural bodies in the modular construction system may be connected to as few as one face of a hub, or to as many as all six faces, by means of attachable connector elements. The hexahedron at the core of the hub may be of the same or larger dimensions relative to the cross-section of the framing materials (e.g., lumber, tubing, composites, metals, extruded members) it connects.
Claims19
A system for framing structures comprising:
- a plurality of hexahedral hubs, each having a plurality of faces, wherein at least two faces of the hub include a rectilinear projection and flange structure;
- a plurality of elongated structural members;
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- a plurality of interface connectors including:
- a first side formed to slidably mate with a face of the hub and an associated rectilinear projection, and a second side configured to removably attach to one or more of the elongated structural members via a connection component;
- wherein the first side of each interface connector(s) includes an opening configured to slidably accept a rectilinear projection via substantially parallel sides such that the flange structure is at least partially encompassed by the interface connector;
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- wherein an interface connector selected from the plurality of interface connectors incorporates an aperture, allowing for elements to pass through the interface connector and into framing members and other bodies.
A building system comprising:
- a plurality of hexahedral hubs, each having a plurality of faces, wherein at least two faces of the hub include a removably attached rectilinear projection and flange structure;
- a plurality of elongated structural members;
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- a plurality of interface connectors having a first side formed to slidably mate with a face of the hub and an associated projection, and a second side configured to removably attach to one or more of the elongated structural members via a connection component;
- wherein the first side of the interface connectors includes an opening configured to slidably accept the rectilinear projection via substantially parallel sides such that the flange structure is at least partially encompassed by the interface connector.
A system for framing structures comprising:
- a non-solid hub having six sides, comprising attachment points on all six sides to define corresponding planes of a hexahedron;
- a shaft that bisects a central axis of the hub;
- a rectilinear flange structure attachable to at least two points on the hub;
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- a plurality of removable interface connectors formed to slidably mate with the flange structure, and configured to removably attach to elongated structural members via a connection component;
- wherein a first side of the plurality of interface connectors includes an opening configured to slidably accept one of the attachment points via substantially parallel sides such that the flange structure is at least partially encompassed by the interface connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.