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Granted Patent B2
US 10,143,298 · App. 15/093,195 · Granted Dec 4, 2018

Modular structural support apparatus and method of constructing the same

Inventor: Douglas Wood (Fort Wayne, IN)
A47B47/0008A47B47/0091F16B12/40A47B47/021A47B47/045A47B47/047
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Patent No.
US 10,143,298
App. No.
15/093,195
Granted
Dec 4, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A modular structural support system, having: a plurality of vertically disposed frame support beams, a plurality of horizontally disposed frame support beams, a plurality of fastener devices, fastener devices rigidly connected to the ends of the horizontally disposed support beams and rotatably and selectively lockingly attachable to one of the vertically disposed support beams.

Claims (18)

1. A modular structural support system, said system comprising: a plurality of vertically disposed frame support beams, each of said support beams comprising a hollow extruded cuboid shape having four sides and two ends and four edges, said support beams further comprising at least one bore disposed through each of said support sides, said support beams further comprising a plurality of undercut grooves disposed along the edges of said vertically disposed frame support beams; a plurality of horizontally disposed frame support beams, each of said horizontally disposed frame support beams further comprising a hollow extruded cuboid shape having four sides and two ends, said horizontally disposed frame support beams further comprising at least one bore disposed through each of said support sides, said support beams further comprising a plurality of undercut grooves disposed along the edges of said horizontally disposed frame support beams; a plurality of fastener devices, each of said fastener devices comprising three connected sides, wherein a first side is perpendicular to a second side and wherein said second side is perpendicular to a third side, where one of said sides is elongated relative to said other two sides, said respective fastener device further comprising a channel between said sides, a support pin extending from said elongated side of said fastening device, and a releasable tab for selectively, releasably engaging one of said grooves on one of said vertically disposed support beams, said fastener devices connected to one of said ends of said horizontally disposed support beams and rotatably and selectively lockingly attachable to one of said vertically disposed support beams, wherein said vertically and horizontally disposed support beams comprise the same cross-sectional shape.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vertically and horizontally disposed support beams comprise a material selected from the group consisting of: steel, aluminum, plastic, copper, and brass.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fastening devices comprise a material selected from the group consisting of: steel, aluminum, plastic, copper, and brass.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of sizes of vertically and horizontally disposed support beams.

5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of sizes of fastening devices.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fastening devices are releasably connected to a support beam selected from the group consisting of vertically disposed and horizontally disposed support beams.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the releasable connection is selected from the group consisting of a snap-fit, screws, nut and bolt, and pin.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fastening devices are fixedly connected to a support beam selected from the group consisting of vertically disposed and horizontally disposed support beams.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the fixed connection is selected from the group consisting of an adhesive, a sonic weld, and a heat weld.

10. A modular structural support apparatus, said structural support apparatus comprising: a plurality of vertically disposed frame support beams, each of said support beams comprising a hollow extruded cuboid shape having four sides and two ends and four edges, said support beams further comprising at least one bore disposed through each of said support sides, said support beams further comprising a plurality of undercut grooves disposed along the edges of said vertically disposed frame support beams; a plurality of horizontally disposed frame support beams, each of said horizontally disposed frame support beams comprising a hollow extruded cuboid shape having four sides and two ends, said horizontally disposed frame support beams further comprising at least one bore disposed through each of said support sides, said support beams further comprising a plurality of undercut grooves disposed along the edges of said horizontally disposed frame support beams; a plurality of fastener devices, each of said fastener devices comprising three connected sides, wherein a first side is perpendicular to a second side and wherein said second side is perpendicular to a third side, where one of said sides is elongated relative to said other two sides, said respective fastener device further comprising a channel between said sides, a support pin extending from said elongated side of said fastening device, and a releasable tab for selectively, releasably engaging one of said grooves on one of said vertically disposed frame support beams, said fastener devices connected to one of said ends of said horizontally disposed support beams and rotatably and selectively lockingly attached to one of said vertically disposed support beams, wherein said vertically and horizontally disposed support beams comprise the same cross-sectional shape.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the vertically and horizontally disposed support beams comprise a material selected from the group consisting of steel, aluminum, plastic, copper, and brass.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the fastening devices comprise a material selected from the group consisting of: steel, aluminum, plastic, copper, and brass.

13. The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising a plurality of sizes of vertically and horizontally disposed support beams.

14. The apparatus of claim 10 , further comprising a plurality of sizes of fastening devices.

15. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the fastening devices are releasably connected to a support beam selected from the group consisting of vertically disposed and horizontally disposed support beams.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the releasable connection is selected from the group consisting of a snap-fit, screws, nut and bolt, and pin.

17. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the fastening devices are fixedly connected to the support beams.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the fixed connection is selected from the group consisting of an adhesive, a sonic weld, and a heat weld.

Continuity (1)
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