Support member systems and methods

Abstract

The present disclosure includes a number of system and method embodiments. One such system embodiment includes a first support member, a second support member and a third support member including a plurality of longitudinally spaced aligning holes extending therethrough. The first support member extends in a z direction of a (x, y, z) Cartesian coordinate system, the second support member extends in an x direction and the third support member extends in the y direction. Also, the first support member, the second support member, and the third support member are rigidly fastened together via three removable fastening members.

1 . A system, comprising:
 a first support member having a plurality of longitudinally spaced aligning holes extending therethrough extending in a z direction of a (x, y, z) Cartesian coordinate system;   a second support member having a plurality of longitudinally spaced aligning holes extending therethrough positioned perpendicular to and in contact with the first support member, where the second support member extends in an x direction; and   a third support member having a plurality of longitudinally spaced aligning holes extending therethrough positioned perpendicular to and in contact with the first support member and the second support member, where the third support member extends in a y direction, and where the first support member, the second support member, and the third support member are rigidly fastened together via three removable fastening members.   
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1 , where the first support member is fastened to the second support member via a first fastening member and the first support member is fastened to the third support member via a second fastening member. 
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 2 , where the second support member is fastened to the third support member via a third fastening member. 
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 1 , where the first support member, the second support member, and the third support member each have a first set of holes positioned proximate a first end of the first support member, the second support member, and the third support member, and the first support member is fastened to the second support member through at least two of a second set of holes positioned longitudinally next to the first set of holes. 
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 4 , where the first support member is positioned adjacent the third support member such that the first support member is fastened to the third support member through at least two of the first set of holes positioned proximate the first end of the first support member and the third support member. 
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 5 , where the second support member is positioned adjacent the third support member such that the second support member is fastened to the third support member at the first set of holes positioned proximate the first end of the second support member and the second, set of holes positioned longitudinally next to the first set of holes on the third support member. 
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 1 , where the first support member, the second support member, and the third support member have a square cross-sectional shape and include the plurality of longitudinally spaced aligning holes extending therethrough on each side of the first support member, the second support member, and the third support member. 
   
   
       8 . A method of assembly, comprising:
 positioning a first support member and a second support member such that the first support member extends in a z direction of a (x, y, z) Cartesian coordinate system and the second support member extends in an x direction, where the first support member is adjacent and in contact with the second support member;   fastening the first support member to the second support member;   positioning a third support member adjacent the first and second support member such that the third support member is in a y direction of a (x, y, z) Cartesian coordinate system and in contact with the first and second support member; and   fastening the third support member to the second support member and the first support member to rigidly fix the first, second, and third support members with respect to each other.   
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8 , where the first, second, and third support members each have a first set of holes and a second set of holes positioned longitudinally next to the first set of holes extending through the first, second, and third support members, and where fastening the first support member to the second support member includes fastening the first support member to the second support member at the second set of holes extending though the first support member and the second support member. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9 , where positioning the first support member adjacent the second support member includes positioning the first support member and second support member such that the second set of holes are positioned approximately in the center of a plurality of longitudinally spaced aligning holes extending therethrough the first support member and the second support member. 
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 9 , where positioning the first support member adjacent the second support member includes positioning the first support member and second support member such that the second set of holes is positioned second among a plurality of longitudinally spaced aligning holes extending therethrough the first support member and the second support member. 
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 8 , where fastening the third support member to the first support member includes fastening the third support member to the first support member at a first set of holes extending through the third support member and the first support member. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12 , where positioning the third support member adjacent the first support member includes positioning the first support member and the third support member such that the first set of holes is positioned approximately in the center of a plurality of longitudinally spaced aligning holes extending therethrough the third support member and the first support member. 
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 12 , where positioning the third support member adjacent the first support member includes positioning the third support member and first support member such that the first set of holes is positioned first among a plurality of longitudinally spaced aligning holes extending therethrough the third support member and the first support member. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 8 , where fastening the third support member to the second support member includes fastening the third support member to the second support member at a first set of holes extending through the second support member and a second set of holes extending through the third support member. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15 , where positioning the third support member adjacent the second support member includes positioning the third support member and the second support member such that the first set of holes and the second set of holes are positioned approximately in the center of a plurality of longitudinally spaced aligning holes extending therethrough the third support member and the second support member. 
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 15 , where positioning the third support member adjacent the second support member includes positioning the third support member and second support member such that the first set of holes is positioned first among a plurality of longitudinally spaced aligning holes extending therethrough the second support member and the second set of holes is positioned second among a plurality of longitudinally spaced aligning holes extending therethrough the third support member. 
   
   
       18 . A system, comprising:
 a first support member having a plurality of longitudinally spaced aligning holes extending therethrough extending in a z direction of a (x, y, z) Cartesian coordinate system,   a second support member having a plurality of longitudinally spaced aligning holes extending therethrough positioned adjacent the first support member extending in an x direction, where the second support member is fastened to the first support member at a second set of holes extending through the first support member and the second support member;   a third support member having a plurality of longitudinally spaced aligning holes extending therethrough positioned adjacent the first support member and the second support member extending in a y direction, where the third support member is fastened to the first support member at a first set of holes extending through the third support member and the second first support member, and where the third support member is fastened to the second support member at a first set of holes extending through the second support member and a second set of holes extending through the third support member.   
   
   
       19 . The system of  claim 18 , where the first support member, the second support member, and the third support member have a square cross-sectional shape and include a plurality of longitudinally spaced aligning holes extending therethrough on each side of the first support member, the second support member, and the third support member. 
   
   
       20 . The system of  claim 19 , where the first set of holes on each of the first support member, the second support member, and the third support member are positioned first among the plurality of longitudinally space aligning holes extending therethrough, and the second set of holes on each of the first support member, the second support member, and the third support member are positioned second among the plurality of longitudinally spaced aligning holes extending therethrough. 
   
   
       21 . The system of  claim 18 , where the first support member, the second support member, and the third support member are approximately identical. 
   
   
       22 . The system of  claim 18 , where the first support member, the second support member, and the third support member are fastened together with three approximately identical fastening members.