Construction support device
OwnerHoward Charles Roman, IIIinventor
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Abstract
A construction support device is disclosed for support and assembly of planar members into complex structures. A construction support device can comprise a first and second unit that are separable where each support unit comprises a plurality of sinuate grooves between a plurality of sections with sinuate edges. The sections are flexible about a center to increase the width of the sinuate grooves to receive greater thickness of planar members. A cubic embodiment with flat outer surfaces and a spheric embodiment with round outer surfaces are disclosed.
Claims19
A construction support device comprising:
- a plurality of sections projecting radially outward from a solid center;
- said plurality of sections each comprise sinuate edges;
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- said plurality of sections are spaced apart from adjacent sections to create a plurality of sinuate grooves configured to receive and retain a planar member.
A construction support device comprising:
- A first support unit comprising a first center and a connector recess disposed in said first center;
- A second support unit comprising a second center and a connector post extending from said second center where said connector recess is configured to receive said connector post and join said first support unit to said second support unit;
- said first support unit comprises a plurality of lower sections extending radially from said first center and said plurality of lower sections are spaced apart to provide a plurality of lower grooves and said plurality of lower grooves are configured to receive and retain a planar member;
- said second support unit comprises a plurality of upper sections extending radially from said second center and said plurality of upper sections are spaced apart to provide a plurality of upper grooves and said plurality of upper grooves are configured to receive and retain a planar member;
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- said plurality of lower grooves are sinuate.
A card construction game and teaching tool for building a structure of cards, comprising:
- a plurality of cards;
- at least one construction support device having an outermost cuboid surface;
- said construction support device comprising a plurality of grooves disposed in space relation along said outermost cuboid surface;
- said plurality of grooves are oriented so that said at least one construction support device is symmetrical about three mutually orthogonal planes;
- said plurality of grooves are configured to receive a portion of one of said cards therein;
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- said plurality of grooves comprise alternating protrusions configured to releasably engage said portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.