Abstract

An assembly of prefabricated structural components for lattices or trusses includes a plurality of rod-like, load-bearing elements, a plurality of joining elements for joining the rod-like elements to one another, a plurality of connecting elements for connecting the rod-like elements to the joining elements, and a plurality of clamping elements for clamping the connecting elements and associated rod-like elements to the joining elements. Each joining element has a spherical peripheral surface provided with first and second T-grooves disposed at opposite ends of a predetermined diameter of the surface and at least one additional T-groove extending circumferentially of the surface in a plane normal to the predetermined diameter. The connecting elements resemble T-bolts and one connecting element is receivable in each first and second groove while several connecting elements are receivable in each additional groove. The connecting elements are free of threads and each connecting element has a shank which is designed to cooperate with the rod-like elements and is provided with a transverse conical recess. The clamping elements are in the form of screws having conical tips and the screws are receivable in the recesses for movement transversely of the shanks so as releasably clamp the connecting elements and associated rod-like elements to the joining elements.