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US3344571A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Building construction system and components therefor

Assignee: INLAND STEEL PRODUCTS CO
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Filing: 1964-12-28
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Granted: 1967-10-03
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Expires: 1984-12-28
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Paul T Day

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 12:45
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04C; E04C2/00; E04C2/30; E04C2/40

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 166 words
A STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF INTERCONNECTED TRUSS MEMBERS, EACH OF THE TRUSS MEMBERS INCLUDING: A PAIR OF SPACIALLY SEPARATED LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING CHORD MEMBERS; AND A SINUOUS DIAGONAL MEMBER INTERMEDIATE SAID CHORD MEMBERS, SAID DIAGONAL MEMBER EXTENDING ALTERNATELY BETWEEN AND SUBSTANTIALLY ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF SAID CHORD MEMBERS; A PAIR OF METAL LATH MEMBERS FOR INTERCONNECTING EACH OF SAID TRUSS MEMBERS, EACH OF SAID METAL LATH MEMBERS EXTENDING ACROSS AND IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT A RESPECTIVE ONE OF EACH OF SAID PAIRS OF CHORD MEMBERS ON EACH SIDE OF SAID DIAGONAL MEMBERS; AND A PLURALITY OF CLIP MEMBERS FOR INTERCONNECTING SAID METAL LATH MEMBERS TO SAID TRUSS MEMBERS; EACH OF SAID CLIP MEMBERS HINGEDLY ENGAGING AT LEAST SAID METAL LATH MEMBER AND SAID IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT CHORD MEMBER, ENABLING SAID PLURALITY OF TRUSS MEMBERS TO ROTATE ABOUT ONE OF SAID LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING CHORD MEMBERS TO POSITION SAID PLURALITY OF TRUSS MEMBERS IN A SUBSTANTIALLY CO-PLANAR POSITION; WHEREBY THE FRAMEWORK CAN BE COLLAPSED INTO A COMPACT SHIPPING PACKAGE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 166 words
A STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF INTERCONNECTED TRUSS MEMBERS, EACH OF THE TRUSS MEMBERS INCLUDING: A PAIR OF SPACIALLY SEPARATED LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING CHORD MEMBERS; AND A SINUOUS DIAGONAL MEMBER INTERMEDIATE SAID CHORD MEMBERS, SAID DIAGONAL MEMBER EXTENDING ALTERNATELY BETWEEN AND SUBSTANTIALLY ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF SAID CHORD MEMBERS; A PAIR OF METAL LATH MEMBERS FOR INTERCONNECTING EACH OF SAID TRUSS MEMBERS, EACH OF SAID METAL LATH MEMBERS EXTENDING ACROSS AND IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT A RESPECTIVE ONE OF EACH OF SAID PAIRS OF CHORD MEMBERS ON EACH SIDE OF SAID DIAGONAL MEMBERS; AND A PLURALITY OF CLIP MEMBERS FOR INTERCONNECTING SAID METAL LATH MEMBERS TO SAID TRUSS MEMBERS; EACH OF SAID CLIP MEMBERS HINGEDLY ENGAGING AT LEAST SAID METAL LATH MEMBER AND SAID IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT CHORD MEMBER, ENABLING SAID PLURALITY OF TRUSS MEMBERS TO ROTATE ABOUT ONE OF SAID LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING CHORD MEMBERS TO POSITION SAID PLURALITY OF TRUSS MEMBERS IN A SUBSTANTIALLY CO-PLANAR POSITION; WHEREBY THE FRAMEWORK CAN BE COLLAPSED INTO A COMPACT SHIPPING PACKAGE.

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