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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1982
Filed:
May. 29, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alfred L Johnson, Jr, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
LaJet Energy Company, Abilene, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H / ; E04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
52650 ; 52648 ; 403172 ; 403217 ; 403219 ;
Abstract
A space frame formed from a first set of beams and joints in a first plane and a second set of beams and joints in a second plane, the joints in the two planes being interconnected by diagonal tubular struts. Each strut has two shafts at opposite ends which are received, respectively, in apertures in a joint in the first plane and a joint in the second plane. Each shaft has a fastening member coupled thereto for maintaining the shaft in the aperture. Each shaft extends along the longitudinal axis of the associated tubular strut.