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US 5,305,571 AGranted
Structural frame assembly
OwnerJose A. Trevinoinventor
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Abstract
Two types of corner couplings together with horizontally extending and vertically extending beams form a multi-cornered paneled frame structure. One coupling connects, with suitable connectors, horizontally and inwardly extending panels to the horizontally extending beams and the other coupling connects, with suitable connectors, vertically extending panels to said horizontally extending beams and to the vertically extending beams. Other suitable connectors secure the two types of couplings to each other.
Claims10
A structure comprising:
- first and second couplings having contacting surfaces;
- first beams extending in one directional orientation and having first and second positions and connected to said first couplings when said first beams are in said first positions and connected to said second couplings when said first beams are in said second positions;
- second beams arranged transverse to said first beams and connected to said second couplings and to said first beams when said first beams are in said second positions;
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- means securing said first and second couplings to each other.
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A structural assembly comprising:
- a plurality of elongated first beams, each first beam having four sides one of which has an opening along its length to form a slotted space within said first beams;
- means within said slotted space forming a confined area along one side, a nut positioned in said confined area, an opening formed on an opposite wall, and a bolt extending through said opening to threadedly engage said nut;
- a plurality of elongated second beams extending transverse to said first beams, each second beam comprising two connected sets of parallel, spaced-apart side members, each set of side members forming a slot, each set extending at an angle to each other, and each set having aligned openings at each end through which a bolt extends to engage said nut;
- a first coupling having at least one side wall and flat ends and an interior angular first groove, extending through said side wall, each side of said first groove receiving an end of said first beam containing said opening and said nut and aligned openings in the ends of said first coupling extending therethrough, said first coupling also having spaced-apart openings extending through one end of said first coupling to accommodate threaded bolts;
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- a second coupling having at least one side wall and flat ends and an interior angular second groove extending through said side wall, each side of said second groove receiving the ends of said first beam containing said opening and said nut, said second coupling also having an interior third groove extending through one end of said second coupling into said second groove for receiving an end of said second beam having said aligned plate openings, said end extending into said slotted space of said first beam when said first beam is in position within said first coupling, and aligned openings in the ends of said first coupling extending therethrough.
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A structural frame assembly comprising:
- a plurality of first beams extending in one directional orientation and having first and second positions;
- a plurality of second beams arranged transverse to said first beams;
- first panels extending in one direction connected to said first beams when said first beams are in said first positions;
- second panels extending in a direction transverse to said one direction and connected to said first beams when said first beams are in second positions and to said second beams;
- a first coupling having means for receiving the ends of two of said first beams to form an angle therewith;
- means within said first coupling for securing said first beams to said first coupling and said first panels to said first beams;
- a second coupling in contact with said first coupling and having means for receiving the ends of two of said first beams to form an angle therewith and for receiving one end of said second beam;
- means within said second coupling for securing said first beams to said second coupling and said second panels to said first and second beams and said one end of said second beams to said second coupling;
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- means for securing said first and second couplings to each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.