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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4353662 | Construction system for reticulated steel structures A hollow spherical connector for securing framework members of a network structure, the connector comprising a hollow spherical main part and a closing shell part which when secured to the main part gives the connector a spherical outer configuration.... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4347015 | Structural frame corner assembly for electrical switchboards and the like Elongated width, depth and vertical posts of a structural metal frame are joined in mutually perpendicular relationship at the frame corners by a gusset sub-assembly consisting of a right angle brace reinforced by a gusset plate. The posts are each of C-s... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4343562 | Joint for trusses The present invention relates to a joint for trusses having members comprising tube-like hollow bodies, comprising a core member to which is welded a plurality of transition pieces to which free end a tubular member can be welded, the cross section of the... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4337560 | Method for assembling large space structures An automated assembly, maintenance, and repair system for the construction of a large space structure. The space structure comprises a plurality of trusses and truss junctions that in turn are made up of a plurality of individual struts and nodes. The tru... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4326354 | Recreational kit for constructing objects This invention discloses a kit for assembling light, airy, toy-like designs from blocks and solid sticks made of the same material throughout. The blocks preferably have tapered holes adapted to receive the sticks' ends therein. The holes and the sticks a... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4323319 | Structural connecting member A connecting member for connecting a plurality of elongated hollow frame members together to form a desired structure. The connecting member is formed of plastic material and comprises a plurality of arms extending in different directions and which are ad... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4322176 | Tubular beam joint A joint for connecting tubular beams comprising two caps receiving deformed end portions of the beams therebetween. Each cap has a tapering tubular portion in contact with the end portions, each end portion having first and second outwardly diverging oppo... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4318629 | Coupling apparatuses An apparatus for coupling tubular frame members is disclosed. A coupling block has a plurality of couplings extended therefrom. Each coupling has a guide recess, a clamp mounted for sliding movement within each guide recess, a bolt having a first end conn... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4278361 | Channel interconnection apparatus A rectangular channel member has coplanar spaced-apart wall portions defining a slot therebetween and each having a flange extending from the slot inwardly of the channel member and away from the other wall portion at an acute angle. A generally U-shaped ... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4277040 | Kite strut connector In a collapsible kite structure, a snap lock connecting assembly comprising at least two suitably rigid sticks or struts and at least one detachable bracing stick or strut, in combination with a snap lock connecting unit. The snap lock includes a fastenin... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4235059 | Joint A joint for connecting together three generally tubular members comprises first and second members and a clamp for joining the two joint members together. Each of the joint members has first and second portions, the first portion of each joint member bein... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4161088 | Pipe-and-ball truss array An improved pipe-and-ball truss array for supporting a deck surface, such as a roof deck or a wall panel, thereon in a predetermined plane is provided in which the outer chord of the truss array comprises an outer hollow pipe element having a structural t... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4145149 | Angle plate connector for tubular members An interlocking structural system comprising a plurality of tubular strut members defining a central opening in the ends thereof of a prescribed diameter and at least one connector for selectively interconnecting the tubular strut members, the connector i... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4136984 | Clamp-connector for joining tubular members A clamp-connector for joining tubular members. The tubular members need not be threaded, welded, drilled, or bolted. The clamp-connector consists briefly of a sheet metal bracket formed with quarter-round portions for cradling the tubular members and open... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4122646 | Equilateral derrick structure An equilateral derrick structure such as for use in erecting chimneys and the like, wherein a plurality of horizontal members, upright diagonal brace members, and vertical column members are interconnected by a plurality of connectors to provide a desired... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4091933 | Hanging file support frame A hanging file support frame has a pair of channels each having a web portion and opposed hook portions for supporting file folders and has a pair of transverse members. Four corner fittings each have a substantially horizontal opening receiving one end o... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4076432 | Corner construction A corner construction as used for furniture, display fixtures, and the like which comprises a corner connector of rigid, yet limitedly, compressible material of construction having a body with a plurality of arms; each arm extending from the body in axial... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4072433 | Three-tube corner joint A joint assembly for three tube sections forming the corner of a tube frame, includes a tensioning piece having ends which are hooked into openings provided in mutually facing sides of the first and second tube sections. A tensioning bolt extends through ... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4072432 | Connector for tubular frame members A framework joint comprises a square open-ended tube and a connector fitting comprising a preferably cubical hub portion having a tube-receiving projection or post extending from one of two or more faces thereof having a similar projection. Each tube-rece... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4065220 | Structural system connection An interlocking structural system comprising a plurality of tubular strut members defining a central opening in the ends thereof of a prescribed diameter and at least one connector for selectively interconnecting the tubular strut members, the connector i... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4054393 | Snap-locking coupler A coupler is disclosed for connecting a plurality of laths of assembly of multi-component modular structures. The coupler comprises a plurality of channelled seats extending from the center of the coupler. Pins engage the bifurcated terminals of the laths... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4039133 | Corner structure for a load supporting frame A corner structure for a load supporting frame having a pair of horizontal side members with mitered end portions attached in end abutting relationship. The end portions are inserted in slots longitudinally extending from the upper end of an upright tubul... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4027449 | System for constructing spatial structures A system for constructing spatial structures includes a nucleus into which a series of tubes lead, the tubes connecting adjacent nuclei. The nucleus is substantially spherical and hollow and is formed to two helmet-shaped pieces of different heights, havi... | 06/07/1977 |
| 3986316 | Joint assembly In furniture construction a joint is formed between an upright post and the dovetail shaped end of a rail member by the clamping action of a pair of disc-shaped cap members having coaxially slanted interior peripheral portions that mate with the notches o... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3973854 | Connectors for tubular framing members Furniture and room components are assembled in various combinations to form a wide variety of furniture units or room partition units, with the units easily disassembled when desired. The components include vertical support members, horizontal connecting ... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3953948 | Homohedral construction employing icosahedron Homohedral construction is a building and truss system based on the regular icosahedron. It is analogous to the standard building or truss system based on the cube, which is characterized by 90° corners and edges on its struts and planar surfaces.... | 05/04/1976 |
