Structural member and structural systems using structural member
OwnerLawrence Blinninventor
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Abstract
A structural member includes a tubular main body with attached, radially oriented longitudinal flanges. The structural member and accessory components are used to construct a variety of versatile, strong, lightweight, easily assembled, easily disassembled, and easily transportable devices and structures.
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An elongated scaffolding member for use in high-rigidity structures, said elongated scaffolding member comprising an elongated hollow cylinder, a cross-section of the elongated cylinder having an uninterrupted circular inner contour and a circular outer contour interrupted by four equally-spaced radially-projecting flanges integrally joined to the elongated cylinder of the elongated scaffolding member, at the outer contour of the elongated cylinder, at 90 degree intervals about the circumference of the elongated cylinder, the elongated scaffolding member being capable of joining end-to-end to a second elongated scaffolding member, one above the other, by means of one or more structural end joint members, wherein the elongated cylinder has a length and a diameter, wherein said length is significantly longer than said diameter, and wherein the flanges extend the entirety of said length.
An elongated scaffolding member for use in high-rigidity structures, said elongated scaffolding member comprising:
- an elongated tubular main body with circular cross-section, the elongated tubular main body having an uninterrupted circular inner contour and a circular outer contour interrupted by four equally-spaced radially-projecting flanges, the flanges being integrally joined to the outer contour of the elongated tubular main body at 90 degree intervals about the circumference of the elongated tubular main body, the elongated scaffolding member being capable of joining end-to-end to a second elongated scaffolding member, by means of one or more structural end joint members, wherein the elongated tubular main body has a length and a diameter, wherein said length is significantly longer than said diameter, and wherein the flanges extend the entirety of said length.
A truss or column assembly comprising:
- a plurality of elongated scaffolding members, each having an elongated tubular main body with circular cross-section, the elongated tubular main body having an uninterrupted circular inner contour and a circular outer contour interrupted by four equally-spaced radially-projecting flanges, the flanges being integrally joined to the outer contour of the elongated tubular main body at 90 degree intervals about the circumference of the elongated tubular main body;
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- a plurality of splice members connecting adjacent elongated scaffolding members by attaching the flanges of adjacent elongated scaffolding members to one another, wherein the elongated tubular main body has a length and a diameter, wherein said length is significantly longer than said diameter, and wherein the flanges extend the entirety of said length.
A truss or column assembly comprising:
- a plurality of elongated scaffolding members, each having an elongated tubular main body with circular cross-section, the elongated tubular main body having an uninterrupted circular inner contour and a circular outer contour interrupted by four equally-spaced radially-projecting flanges, the flanges being integrally joined to the outer contour of the elongated tubular main body at 90 degree intervals about the circumference of the elongated tubular main body;
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- a plurality of bracing members connecting adjacent elongated scaffolding members by attaching the flanges of adjacent elongated scaffolding members to one another, wherein the elongated tubular main body has a length and a diameter, wherein said length is significantly longer than said diameter, and wherein the flanges extend the entirety of said length.
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