Splicable structural member

Claim 2

An assembly of structural members comprising at least a pair of members each having adjacent leg portions disposed in angular relation, said leg portions of each member presenting intersecting inner faces and one member being nestable within the other member and vice versa whereby the outer face of one leg of said one member is in contiguous relation to the inner face of a leg of the other member, at least the one leg of said one member and the underlying leg of the other member being provided with a series of longitudinally spaced holes comprised of a first set of holes and an alternate second like set of holes, the holes of the first set in each member being identical in size and shape with those of the second set in the other member, the two sets of holes being spaced along centerlines parallel to said other face of the corresponding member and which centerlines are spaced laterally by an amount such that the first set of holes of said one member are registrable with and superposed with respect to the second set of holes of said other member when said one member is nested within said other member and the second set of holes of said one member is registrable with and superposed with respect to the first set of holes of said other member when said other member is nested within said one member.

Claim 3

A preformed member for use in the construction of structural framework comprising: a predetermined shaped structural member, said member having first and second portions angularly oriented relative to each other, each of said portions including inner and outer surfaces with the planes of said inner surfaces intersecting at a first line and with the planes of said outer surfaces intersecting at a second line, there being provided at least two openings defined in at least one of said portions, and one of said openings being located a predetermined distance measured from one of said intersection lines and said other opening being located a distance from said other intersection line equal to said predetermined distance, whereby said preformed member can be operatively connected in longitudinally aligned relationship to a similar preformed member by overlapping said surface portions in nested relationship and to an extent to selectively align said one opening of said preformed member with said other opening of said similar member when said similar member is nested within said preformed member and to align said other opening of said preformed member with said one opEning of said similar member when said preformed member is nested in said similar member, each of said angularly oriented portions being provided with at least two openings with each of said openings being detailed in location a measured distance from said intersecting lines respectively; said two openings in each of said angularly oriented portions being longitudinally spaced along said angular portions with said openings in each of said angular portions being in transverse aligned relationship, and said transversely aligned opening being equally spaced relative to said intersecting lines.

Claim 4

A preformed member for use in the construction of structural framework comprising: a predetermined shaped structural member, said member having first and second portions angularly oriented relative to each other, each of said portions including inner and outer surfaces with the planes of said inner surfaces intersecting at a first line and with the planes of said outer surfaces intersecting at a second line, there being provided at least two openings defined in at least one of said portions, and one of said openings being located a predetermined distance measured from one of said intersection lines and said other opening being located a distance from said other intersection line equal to said predetermined distance, whereby said preformed member can be operatively connected in longitudinally aligned relationship to a similar preformed member by overlapping said surface portions in nested relationship and to an extent to selectively align said one opening of said preformed member with said other opening of said similar member when said similar member is nested within said preformed member and to align said other opening of said preformed member with said one opEning of said similar member when said preformed member is nested in said similar member, each of said angularly oriented portions being provided with at least two openings with each of said openings being detailed in location a measured distance from said intersecting lines respectively; said two openings in each of said angularly oriented portions being longitudinally spaced along said angular portions with said openings in each of said angular portions being in transverse aligned relationship, and said transversely aligned opening being equally spaced relative to said intersecting lines.

Claim 5

A preformed structural member as defined in claim 2 wherein said transversely aligned opening of one angular portion is located a predetermined measured distance from one of said intersection lines and wherein said other transversely aligned opening is located an equal measured distance from said other intersecting line.

Claim 6

A preformed member for use in the construction of structural framework comprising: a predetermined shaped structural member, said member having first and second portions angularly oriented relative to each other, each of said portions including inner and outer surfaces with the planes of said inner surfaces intersecting at a first line and with the planes of said outer surfaces intersecting at a second line, there being provided at least two openings defined in at least one of said portions, and wherein one of said openings is located a predetermined distance measured from one of said intersection lines and said other opening is located a distance from said other intersection line equal to said predetermined distance, whereby said preformed member can be operatively connected in longitudinally aligned relationship to a similar preformed member by overlapping said surface portions in nested relationship to an extent to selectively align said one opening of said preformed member with said other opening of said similar member when said similar member is nested within said preformed member and to align said other opening of said preformed member with said one opening of said similar member when said preformed member is nested in said similar member, said angularly oriented member being provided with at least two patterns of longitudinally spaced openings, each pattern of longitudinally spaced openings including a series of openings with the openings of each pattern detailed in a measured location from said intersecting lines and said series of openings in said second pattern being transversely spaced relative to the openings of said first pattern.

Claim 7

A preformed member for use in the construction of structural framework comprising: a predetermined shaped structural member, said member having first and second portions angularly oriented relative to each other, each of said portions including inner and outer surfaces with the planes of said inner surfaces intersecting at a first line and with the planes of said outer surfaces intersecting at a second line, there being provided at least two openings defined in at least one of said portions, and wherein one of said openings is located a predetermined distance measured from one of said intersection lines and said other opening is located a distance from said other intersection line equal to said predetermined distance, whereby said preformed member can be operatively connected in longitudinally aligned relationship to a similar preformed member by overlapping said surface portions in nested relationship to an extent to selectively align said one opening of said preformed member with said other opening of said similar member when said similar member is nested within said preformed member and to align said other opening of said preformed member with said one opening of said similar member when said preformed member is nested in said similar member, said angularly oriented member being provided with at least two patterns of longitudinally spaced openings, each pattern of longitudinally spaced openings including a series of openings with the openings of each pattern detailed in a measured location from said intersecting lines and said series of openings in said second pattern being transversely spaced relative to the openings of said first pattern.

Claim 8

A preformed member for use in the construction of structural framework comprising: a predetermined shaped structural member said member having first and second portions angularly oriented relative to each other, each of said portions including inner and outer surfaces with the planes of said inner surfaces intersecting at a first line and with the planes of said outer surfaces intersecting at a second line there being provided at least two longitudinally spaced openings defined in at least one of said portions, each of said openings having a central axis and being symmetrical in shape with respect to said axis, one of said openings being located a predetermined distance from one of said intersection lines and the other said openings being located a distance from said other intersection line equal to said predetermined distance, whereby said preformed member can be operatively connected in longitudinally aligned relationship to a similar preformed member by overlapping said surface portions in nested relationship to an extent to selectively align said one opening of said preformed member with said other opening of said similar member when said similar member is nested within said preformed member and to align said other opening of said preformed member with said one opening of said similar member when said preformed member is nested in said similar member.

Claim 9

A preformed member for use in the construction of structural framework comprising: a predetermined shaped structural member said member having first and second portions angularly oriented relative to each other, each of said portions including inner and outer surfaces with the planes of said inner surfaces intersecting at a first line and with the planes of said outer surfaces intersecting at a second line there being provided at least two longitudinally spaced openings defined in at least one of said portions, each of said openings having a central axis and being symmetrical in shape with respect to said axis, one of said openings being located a predetermined distance from one of said intersection lines and the other said openings being located a distance from said other intersection line equal to said predetermined distance, whereby said preformed member can be operatively connected in longitudinally aligned relationship to a similar preformed member by overlapping said surface portions in nested relationship to an extent to selectively align said one opening of said preformed member with said other opening of said similar member when said similar member is nested within said preformed member and to align said other opening of said preformed member with said one opening of said similar member when said preformed member is nested in said similar member.

Claim 10

A preformed member as in claim 5 wherein said openings are ciRcular in shape.

Claim 11

In a preformed member as described in claim 5 further characterized in that each of said angular oriented portions is provided with at least two openings, with each of said openings being detailed in location a measured distance from said intersecting lines, respectively.

Claim 12

In a preformed member as described in claim 5 further characterized in that at least one of said angular oriented portions is provided with at least two patterns of openings, with each pattern of said opening including a series of longitudinally spaced openings, with each opening of said pattern detailed in location said measured distance from one of said intersecting lines and wherein said series of openings of said second pattern is longitudinally spaced relative to said first pattern along said angular oriented portion and with each opening of said second pattern detailed in a measured distance from said intersecting line, corresponding to the measured distances of said first pattern.

Claim 13

An improved structural framework comprising: a. a series of preformed structural members, each of said members having first and second portions angularly oriented relative to each other, each of said portions including inner and outer surfaces with the planes of said inner surfaces intersecting at a first line and with the planes of said outer surfaces intersecting at a second line, there being provided at least two longitudinally spaced openings defined in one of said portions, each of said openings having a central axis and being symmetrical with respect to said axis, one of said openings being located a predetermined distance from one of said intersection lines and the other opening being located a distance from said other intersection line equal to said predetermined distance, and b. means connecting said series of preformed structural members in nested and longitudinally aligned relationship said preformed members being selectively connectable with the inner surface of a first preformed member nested in juxtaposition with the outer surface of a second preformed member and with the outer surface of said second preformed member nested in juxtaposition with the inner surface of a third preformed member, and wherein said connecting means extends through aligned openings in said nested preformed members.

Claim 14

An improved structural framework comprising: a. a series of preformed structural members, each of said members having first and second portions angularly oriented relative to each other, each of said portions including inner and outer surfaces with the planes of said inner surfaces intersecting at a first line and with the planes of said outer surfaces intersecting at a second line, there being provided at least two longitudinally spaced openings defined in one of said portions, each of said openings having a central axis and being symmetrical with respect to said axis, one of said openings being located a predetermined distance from one of said intersection lines and the other opening being located a distance from said other intersection line equal to said predetermined distance, and b. means connecting said series of preformed structural members in nested and longitudinally aligned relationship said preformed members being selectively connectable with the inner surface of a first preformed member nested in juxtaposition with the outer surface of a second preformed member and with the outer surface of said second preformed member nested in juxtaposition with the inner surface of a third preformed member, and wherein said connecting means extends through aligned openings in said nested preformed members.

Claim 15

A structural framework as in claim 9 wherein said openings are circular in shape.