Building panel

Claim 1

A panel to be interconnected with several other similar panels to construct a building, said panel being polygonal shaped, said panel comprising: a plurality of corner members, each said corner member having a pair of openings, the longitudinal center axis of each of said openings intersecting, each said opening having a center line, each said corner member being constructed of two separate identical parts connected together by a diagonal weld in a facing and abutting relation ship; a plurality of elongated tubular members, one end of a said tubular member to be telescopingly located within one of said openings of a said corner member with the opposite end of the said tubular member to be telescopingly located within a said opening of another said corner member, each said opening of each said corner member being occupied by a said tubular member with said tubular members being arranged to form an enclosed area; brace means located between a pair of said corner members and attached thereto, said brace means comprising a pair of brace members interconnected by connecting means, said connecting means being operable to vary the longitudinal length of said brace means, said brace means located substantially along a single axis, said single axis being inclined in respect to the longitudinal center axis of each said elongated tubular member; and each said corner member including a sheet material web section, each said web section including attachment means to facilitate securement with said brace means, said brace means being fixedly secured to said web section, each said web section having an inside surface, said inside surface lying in a plane which passes through said center point whereby said web section is offset in respect to said center point.