Composite Box (C-B) System

Abstract

The Composite-Box (C-B) System consists of various composite components that can be connected in a combination of methods to form a wide variety of items. The main components include a square panel, an adjustable square panel, a half-panel, poles and different straps and accessories. The panels, poles and accessories can be connected and released without any adhesives. Panels are connected to one another using tongue and groove connections and can be secured using composite straps with screws attached to recessed screw threads on panels. Accessories and poles are connected using screw or plug connections. C-B System components uses include, but are not limited to, cubes for material transportation or force protection, barriers, various size structures, temporary roads and helicopter pads, bunkers, guard towers and numerous other uses. Panels have a tongue-and-groove edge so they can be connected end to end or at 90 degree angles to other panels. Panels have screw threads across both sides of the panel (threads are recessed, but do not go through entire panel), a center panel that has a 2″ screw plug that can be removed or a 4″×4″ swing panel that can be opened and carbon fiber straps with screws (screws have a fold-down wing handle for easy attachment) extend from the edges of the panels (carbon straps can extend from tongue-and-groove teeth or lower on panel depending on customer request).

1 . A composite material (carbon fiber or other composite material as required) system comprising of various components:
 said components are solid square panels, adjustable panels, half panels, square poles, flexible and rigid straps, fold-down wing top screws and various accessories;   said components can be connected to form objects without adhesive and said components can be disassembled and said components reconnected to form another object.   
   
   
       2 . The panel of  claim 1  wherein the height of said panel is about four feet and length of said panel is about four feet and width of said panel is about two inches:
 the panel of  claim 1  wherein the dimensions of said panel can be adjusted to meet required design criteria;   the panel of  claim 1  wherein the recessed threaded holes are in a grid pattern with about four inches between each hole and said holes are about two inches in diameter and said holes are about one inch in height;   the panel of  claim 1  wherein the said recessed threaded holes are in a grid pattern with the about four inches between each hole;   the panel of  claim 1  wherein the said recessed threaded holes on one side of panel are offset from holes on other side of said panel;   the panel of  claim 1  wherein the said tongue along the edge of said panel is about two inches long and width of said tongue is about two inches long and height of said tongue is about two inches in height;   the panel of  claim 1  wherein the said groove along the edge of said panel is about two inches long and width of said tongue is about two inches long and height of said tongue is about two inches in height;   an opening of said first groove is substantially the same as the tongue of the said panel to allow the said tongue and said groove to connect to another said panel;   said tongue and groove of said panel is same on two adjacent edges of panel and offset on other two edges of said panel;   the panel of  claim 1  wherein the said panel has a two inch screw plug in the center of the said panel that can be removed to create a two inch hole in said panel or a four inch by four inch square center swing panel that can be opened and said center panel has composite straps with a fold down wing top screw that connects to said holes on said panel.   
   
   
       3 . The adjustable panel of  claim 1  wherein the height of said panel is about four feet and length of said panel is about four feet and width of said panel is about two inches:
 the adjustable panel of  claim 1  wherein the dimensions of said panel can be adjusted to meet required design criteria;   the adjustable panel of  claim 1  wherein the said recessed threaded holes are in a grid pattern with the about four inches between each hole and said holes are about two inches in diameter and said holes are about one inch in height;   the adjustable panel of  claim 1  wherein the said recessed threaded holes are in a grid pattern with the about four inches between each hole;   the adjustable panel of  claim 1  wherein the said panel has three full length hinges that allow panel to fold over at least one hundred and eighty degree range;   the adjustable panel of  claim 1  wherein the said three full length hinges of said panel are located at about one foot, two feet and three feet along length;   the adjustable panel of  claim 1  wherein the said recessed threaded holes on one side of panel are offset from holes on other side of said panel;   the adjustable panel of  claim 1  wherein the said tongue along the edge of said panel is about two inches long and width of said tongue is about two inches long and height of said tongue is about two inches in height;   the adjustable panel of  claim 1  wherein the said groove along the edge of said panel is about two inches long and width of said tongue is about two inches long and height of said tongue is about two inches in height;   an opening of said first groove is substantially the same as the tongue of the said panel to allow the said tongue and said groove to connect to another said panel;   said tongue and groove of said panel is same on two adjacent edges of panel and offset on other two edges of said panel;   the adjustable panel of  claim 1  wherein the said panel has a two inch screw plug in the center of the said panel that can be removed to create a two inch hole in said panel or a four inch by four inch square center swing panel that can be opened and said center panel has composite straps with a fold down wing top screw that connects to said holes on said panel.   
   
   
       4 . The half panel of  claim 1  wherein the height of said panel is about two feet and a length of said panel is about four feet and width of said panel is about two inches:
 the panel of  claim 1  wherein the recessed threaded holes are about two inches in diameter the half panel of  claim 1  wherein the dimensions of said panel can be adjusted to meet required design criteria;   the half panel of  claim 1  wherein the recessed threaded holes are in a grid pattern with the about four inches between each hole and said holes are about two inches in diameter and said holes are about one inch in height;   the half panel of  claim 1  wherein the said recessed threaded holes on one side of panel are offset from holes on other side of said panel;   the half panel of  claim 1  wherein the said tongue along the edge of said panel is about two inches long and width of said tongue is about two inches long and height of said tongue is about two inches in height;   the half panel of  claim 1  wherein the said groove along the edge of said panel is about two inches long and width of said tongue is about two inches long and height of said tongue is about two inches in height;   an opening of said first groove is substantially the same as the tongue of the said panel to allow the said tongue and said groove to connect to another said panel;   said tongue and groove of said panel is same on two adjacent edges of panel and offset on other two edges of said panel;   the half panel of  claim 1  wherein the said panel has a two inch screw plug in the center of the said panel that can be removed to create a two inch hole in said panel or a four inch by four inch square center swing panel that can be opened and said center panel has composite straps with a fold down wing top screw that connects to said holes on said panel.   
   
   
       5 . The square pole of  claim 1  wherein the length of said pole is about four feet and consists of two sections connected by a center threaded rod and width of said pole is about four inches and depth of said pole is about four inches:
 the pole of  claim 1  wherein the dimensions of said pole can be adjusted to meet required design criteria;   the pole of  claim 1  wherein the length of the entire pole is approximately four feet and is composed of two smaller sections, whereas each section is about two feet and has a recessed threaded section on both ends and the diameter of said recessed threaded section is about two inches in diameter;   the pole of  claim 1  wherein the said center threaded rod is about two inches in diameter and said center threaded rod is about ten inches long to allow said pole to expand/contract in length as it is unscrewed/screwed;   the pole of  claim 1  wherein the said end screws are about two inches in diameter and four inches long with a solid cylindrical plug on one end of said end screw that is less than two inches in diameter and said plug is about one inch in height and said plug fits snuggled inside threaded holes of said panel in  claim 1 ;   the pole of  claim 1  wherein the said pole has one inch female slots along all three sides of said pole and one side of said pole has four male connectors for interlocking with said female slots on pole of  claim 1 ;   said male and female connections of pole in  claim 1  can be connected in parallel or perpendicular angles.   
   
   
       6 . The accessories of  claim 1  wherein the said accessories include, but are not limited to, solid composite straps, flexible composite straps, adjustable angle screw connectors for pole of  claim 5 , soil stakes, female-to-female screw adapter, weatherproof screw panel, pole of  claim 5  extenders and panel of  claim 1  extenders:
 said composite solid fiber straps with screws (screws have a fold-down wing handle for easy attachment) extend from the edges of the panels (carbon straps can extend from tongue-and-groove teeth or lower on panel depending on required use) carbon fiber (or other composite) solid straps have two fold-down wing top screws on each end;   carbon fiber (or other composite) flexible straps have fold-down wing top screw on each end and can be attached at any angle;   metal soil stakes are driven through two inch center hole in panel in  claim 1  and said soil stakes have a circular head about four inches in diameter that spreads load to panel;   angled screw post connector can rotate so poles in  claim 1  can be connected at any angle to panels in  claim 1 ;   screw plugs (these are the bolts that can be screwed into any of the holes to attach any variety of straps or clips;   variety of accessories (weapon firing mounts, female-to-female screw adapters, pole extenders, panel extenders, weatherproof strips with wing-top screws that allow overlapping of said weatherproof material) are possible and can be attached to tongue-and-groove connections or screw threads.   
   
   
       7 . The composite material system according to  claim 1  wherein the panel, pole and component dimensions, thickness and material composition can be modified to meet use requirements:
 requirements include intended use properties such as ballistic capability, operating temperatures, weight, dimension restrictions, buoyancy, tensile and compressive strength.   
   
   
       8 . Possible uses of components in  claim 1  include, but are not limited to, logistic cubes, force protection barriers, temporary structures, guard towers, bunkers, reconstruction formwork, roads and helicopter pads. 
   
   
       9 . Said components in  claim 1  through  6  can be impregnated with unique identification, such as radio frequency identification or global identification, to assist in monitoring and tracking said components.