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.
Claims17
A system for framing structures comprising:
- a hexahedral hub having a plurality of faces;
- a flanged projection integral to at least two faces of the hub;
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- a plurality of connectors formed to slidably mate with a face of the hub and a flanged projection, and formed on a side to attach to structural members and other bodies.
A system for framing structures comprising:
- a hexahedral hub having a plurality of faces;
- a flanged projection attachable to least two faces of the hub;
- and
- a plurality of connectors formed to slidably mate with a face of the hub and a flanged projection, and formed on a side to attach to structural members and other bodies.
A system for framing structures comprising:
- a non-solid hub having six sides, comprising attachment points on all six sides to define the planes of a hexahedron;
- a shaft that bisects a central axis of the hub;
- a flanged projection attachable to at least two points on the hub;
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- a plurality of connectors formed to slidably mate with a flanged projection, and formed on a side to attach to structural members and other bodies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.