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AssigneeS I P A (Societe Industrielle des Plastiques de l'Atlantique)
InventorsGilles Faisant, Gaston Reverdy
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The invention relates to modular elements assembled either by juxtaposition in a single plane or in offset planes, or by superposition with angular displacement. Each modular element is constructed as a hollow right prism driven in or not at one of its ends and whose perpendicular cross-section is star-shaped with several arms inscribed in a circle or in a regular polygon. The arms form tenons alternating with hollow portions forming mortises thus enabling assembly of the modular elements to one another. Each mortise includes at its base two notches enabling assembly by superposition with angular displacement of two modular elements, a graft formed in the lower position of each lateral end of the tenons avoiding any interference in the course of this assembly. The invention can be used for the construction of flower boxes, bins, clisters or any other cellular units.
A prismatic modular element assemblable with two similar elements, said element having a cross section with the shape of a regular star having arms, said arms being symmetrical relative to an axis passing through the center of said star, and the outermost ends of said arms being widened in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the arms to form a single projection on each side of the arms, said projections forming a dovetail tenon, the spaces between the projections on adjoining arms forming dovetail mortises of a width substantially equal to the width of said dovetail tenons, said star having three arms and each projection being cooperable with two similar projections borne by two similar elements, constituting with one of said similar projections a part of a tenon, and with the other of said similar projections a part of a mortise.
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