Patent References 3921360 Building kit for the production of three-dimensional frameworks System for constructing spatial structures Prefabricated spatial structure Patent #: 4313687 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/325801 filed on 11/30/1981US Classes:52/655.2, Spheroidal403/171, Polyhedral403/176PolyhedralExaminersPrimary: Murtagh, John E.Assistant: Safavi, Michael Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesE04B 1/19 (20060101)F16B 7/18 (20060101) AbstractA hub for use in a space frame assembly which can be joined to a like hub by a strut member by bolt means connecting the strut to the hub in a preset spacing and in which the bolt means includes spherical bearing surfaces for positioning and a column member surrounding each bolt means to provide a compression load transfer path. | |