# US 8,769,907 B2 · Construction elements and method of using and making same

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- Number: US 8,769,907 B2
- Document ID: US8769907B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 12/623,180
- Filed: 2009-11-20
- Published: 2011-01-20
- Granted: 2014-07-08
- Earliest claimed: 2009-07-17
- Assignees: Bruce E. Camber
- Applicants: Bruce E. Camber
- Inventors: Bruce E. Camber
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8769907B2

## CPC

- E04B 1/19: Three-dimensional [3D] framework structures
- B66B 11/0005: {Constructional features of hoistways}
- B66C 23/62: Constructional features or details (of dredgers E02F)
- B66F 13/00: Common constructional features or accessories
- E04B 1/34: Extraordinary structures, e.g. with suspended or cantilever parts supported by masts or tower-like structures enclosing elevators or stairs; Features relating to the elastic stability (E04B1/342, E04B1/343, E04B1/348 take precedence; for floors E04B5/43; buildings for special purposes, e.g. withstanding earthquake, E04H)
- E04C 3/08: with apertured web, e.g. with a web consisting of bar-like components; Honeycomb girders (E04C3/10, E04C3/11 take precedence)
- E04C 2003/043: {the hollow cross-section comprising at least one enclosed cavity}
- E04C 2003/0465: {square- or rectangular-shaped}
- E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001})
- B66B: ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS ({apparatus for raising or lowering persons on theatrical stages or the like A63J5/12} ; funicular railbound systems with rigid ground-supported tracks and cable traction, e.g. cliff railways, B61B9/00; arrangements of ammunition handlers in vessels B63G3/00; hoists, lifts, or conveyors for loading or unloading in general B65G; braking or detent devices controlling normal movements of winding drums or barrels B66D; ship-lifting devices E02C; garages for many vehicles with mechanical means for lifting vehicles E04H6/12; hoists for feeding ammunition or projectiles to launching apparatus or to loading mechanisms F41A9/00)
- B66C: CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES ({specially adapted for lifting invalids A61G7/10;} rope, cable, or chain winding mechanisms, braking or detent devices therefor B66D; specially adapted for nuclear reactors G21)
- B66F: HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD ({invalid lifting devices A61G7/10; } mounting artificial islands on piles or like supports E02B17/00; scaffolding combined with lifting devices E04G1/22; lifting devices for sliding forms E04G11/24; lifting of buildings E04G23/06; shores or struts E04G25/00; lifts or other hoisting devices on ladders E06C7/12; props for mining E21D15/00)
- E04C: STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS (for bridges E01D; specially designed for insulation or other protection E04B; elements used as building aids E04G; for mining E21; for tunnels E21D; structural elements with broader range of application than for building engineering F16, particularly F16S)

## Abstract

Construction elements and methods of using and making them in a structurally strong manner are disclosed. The construction element and the method of making it may be in the form of an elongated beam, a post or other. The element may include a generally tubular open frame formed of a series of conjoined octahedral sections constructed and arranged in a side by side manner joined together by conjoined pairs of tetrahedral sections disposed intermediate the octahedral sections. Each pair of octahedral sections may be constructed and arranged such that they are conjoined together by a common member, also common with the intermediate tetrahedral sections. The method may include forming an upright structure, using at least one large construction element having a plurality of octahedral and tetrahedral sections, and positioning at least one small construction element within an opening within the sections of the large construction element and affixing thereto.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A construction combination, comprising:
a large construction element including a conjoined pair of large octahedral sections arranged in a side by side configuration, the pair of large octahedral sections sharing a large common member;
a first conjoined pair of large tetrahedral sections disposed adjacent to the octahedral sections so constructed and arranged to join together the pair of large octahedral sections, each large tetrahedral section sharing the large common member also shared by the pair of large octahedral sections;
a second conjoined pair of large tetrahedral sections disposed adjacent to the large octahedral sections so constructed and arranged that the large octahedral sections alternate with a pair of large tetrahedral sections along the longitudinal length of the large construction element;
the cross sectional shape of the large construction element being trapezoidal extending throughout an entire axial length;
each octahedral section comprising twelve large linear members only and each large tetrahedral section comprising six large linear members only, three of said six large linear members each being shared in common with three of said large twelve members forming one of the pair of the large octahedral sections;
wherein each of the large linear members of both the large octahedral section and the large tetrahedral section have substantially the same length;
a first small construction element being substantially similar in construction relative to the large construction element, the small construction element having small linear members forming a plurality of octahedral and tetrahedral sections, the large linear members being substantially twice as long as the small linear members;
a second small construction element being of like construction relative to the first small construction element, the first and second small construction elements being positioned partially through and properly mated with an opening in the large construction element;
the large construction element including a pair of first and second adjacent triangular elongated unobstructed large passageways extending the entire axial length of the trapezoidal construction element, the pair of first and second large passageways each having a cross sectional shape in the form of triangles being joined together by large shared linear members and extending the entire axial length of the large trapezoidal construction element for receiving the small construction elements and permitting the small construction elements to extend through at least the end portion of the large construction element;
each one of the small construction elements being at least partially disposed within one of the first and second large passageways and each having a pair of small adjacent triangular elongated unobstructed equipment receiving passageways extending the entire axial length of each of the small construction elements; each one of the small equipment receiving passageways having a cross sectional shape in the form of triangles each formed by a pair of small substantially equal sized linear members joined together by small shared linear members and extending the entire length of the small construction element;
the small shared linear members of each small construction element extending substantially parallel to the large shared linear members and the small substantially equal sized linear members converging at a point near the large shared linear members;
the axes of each small construction element being disposed parallel to the central axis of the large construction element on either side thereof to add strength to the large outer construction element; and
the first and second small construction elements being pegged to the large construction element to provide tension release to help prevent denigrating the structure of the construction combination.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The construction element according to claim 1, further including outer edges that are continuous along the longitudinal axis of the large construction element and extend the length of the construction element.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The construction element according to claim 2, wherein the outer edges are formed by connecting a plurality of the linear members of the octahedral section and of the tetrahedral section.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The construction element according to claim 2, further including a second large octahedral section, and wherein each tetrahedral section shares five of the linear members with a pair of adjacent octahedral sections.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The construction element according to claim 1, further including an additional large octahedral section arranged inline with the pair of octahedral sections and sharing an additional common member with one of the pair of octahedral sections.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The construction element according to claim 5, further including an additional pair of large tetrahedral sections to join together the additional octahedral section with the pair of octahedral sections, each of the tetrahedral sections of the additional pair of tetrahedral sections sharing the additional common member.