US2024093480A1PendingUtilityA1

Polyfunctional structural connector and its universal fastening components making a system

Assignee: LJUBICIC RUBIO JUAN FERNANDOPriority: May 31, 2018Filed: Feb 8, 2023Published: Mar 21, 2024
Est. expiryMay 31, 2038(~11.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
E04B 1/2403E04B 2001/2415E04B 2001/2469
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Abstract

A building system for building modular structures, based on the use of universal structural elements, and their universal fasteners, where all elements are of opposite ends or bipolar elements, where each end refers to the distance from the intersection point of two connectors to the center of the holes at the time of assembly.

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         1 . A building system for building modular structures, based on the use of universal structural elements ( 1 ) and their universal fasteners ( 2 ) and ( 3 ), where all elements are of opposite ends or bipolar elements, where each end refers to the distance from the intersection point of two connectors to the center of the holes at the time of assembly, and where this bipolarity factor makes all the elements, and especially the main element of the system ( 1 ), become a universal element, and consequently, that universal element or piece can be connected to another universal element, over and over again through its opposite ends, and with one or more universal elements ( 1 ) even at the same time, with the help of its universal fastening elements ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) and the fastening piece ( 4 ), over and over again without limitations, in order to assemble an infinite number of types of structures; where the opposite ends of all elements have perforations out-of-phase with each other, necessary to allow the universal fastening element ( 4 ) to pass through the universal main element ( 1 ) and the fastening elements ( 2 ) and ( 3 ), making up the desired structure, thus achieving that the system has an unlimited modularity in area extension and height levels. 
     
     
         2 . A building system for building modular structures as in  claim 1 , wherein this system, need not necessarily use the two fastening elements in one and the same structure. 
     
     
         3 . Kit for assembling building structures comprising:
 at least a plurality of universal structural elements ( 1 )   at least a plurality of fastening elements or universal angles ( 2 )   at least a plurality of universal fastening elements or hinges ( 3 )   at least a plurality of universal fastening elements ( 4 ).   
     
     
         4 . Kit for assembling building structures as in  claim 3 , where the universal structural element ( 1 ) is a longitudinal piece of square or rectangular cross section, and can be solid or hollow without altering the perfect operation of the system. 
     
     
         5 . Kit for assembling building structures as in  claim 3 , where the universal structural element ( 1 ) has 4 sides, where the sides have holes with predetermined locations on their 4 sides, but the distribution of the perforations are the same, always on each adjacent side but they are reversely oriented. 
     
     
         6 . Kit for assembling building structures as in  claim 3 , where the universal structural element ( 1 ) operates as a column or beam, depending on what the building structure requires, and it is always the same universal part. 
     
     
         7 . Kit for assembling building structures as in  claim 3 , wherein the universal structural element ( 1 ) has the ability to connect with more than one universal structural element ( 1 ) at the same time and also has the ability to connect with other elements on its four sides, depending on what the structure requires. 
     
     
         8 . Kit for assembling building structures as in  claim 3 , wherein the universal structural element ( 1 ) possesses polarity characteristics in the arrangement of its perforations or holes both at opposite ends, and on adjacent sides of each piece, thus, as a result, the structural element ( 1 ) is universal. 
     
     
         9 . Kit for assembling building structures as in  claim 3 , wherein the universal structural element ( 1 ) has its holes always located at distances starting from the intersection points of two connectors towards the center of the holes, along the entire length of the universal structural element ( 1 ). 
     
     
         10 . Kit for assembling building structures as in  claim 3 , where the universal structural element ( 1 ) has different distances at each of its opposite ends on the same side. 
     
     
         11 . Kit for assembling building structures as in  claim 3 , where the universal structural element ( 1 ) has holes, which can be of any desired shape, as long as the fitting element ( 4 ) can pass through all the elements of the system. 
     
     
         12 . Kit for assembling building structures as in  claim 3 , where the universal structural element ( 1 ) may have holes that are not necessarily used in certain structures, which will depend on the design of the structure to be assembled. 
     
     
         13 . Kit for assembling building structures as in  claim 3 , wherein the universal structural element ( 1 ) has two opposite ends per side and each end corresponds to half of each side of the universal element ( 1 ). 
     
     
         14 . Kit for assembling building structures as in  claim 3  wherein the universal fastening element or angle ( 2 ) is an element that is used to join two structural elements ( 1 ), always through their opposite ends. 
     
     
         15 . Kit for assembling building structures as in  claim 3 , wherein the universal fastening element or angle ( 2 ) is a 90° angle wherein this angle has two sides with the distance of the holes on each side different from each other, which means, that the sides of the angle has opposite ends, corresponding to the (45END) and (37 END) ends mentioned in the system. 
     
     
         16 . Kit for assembling building structures as in  claim 3 , where the universal fastening element or angle ( 2 ) always results in the fact that the universal structural elements ( 1 ) are perpendicularly connected to each other. 
     
     
         17 . Kit for assembling building structures as in  claim 3 , where the universal fastening element or special hinge ( 3 ) connects the structural elements ( 1 ) at positions with angles different from 90°. 
     
     
         18 . Kit for assembling building structures as in  claim 3 , wherein the universal fastening element or special hinge ( 3 ) has two sides and a vertex and each side of the hinge ( 3 ) has two ends opposite to each other and is connected to the universal structural elements ( 1 ) in parallel. 
     
     
         19 . Kit for assembling building structures as in  claim 3 , wherein the universal fastening element or special hinge ( 3 ) has the same distribution of its holes on its two sides, but the distribution of the holes is reversely oriented, in a equal manner to the universal structural element ( 1 ). 
     
     
         20 . Kit for assembling building structures as in  claim 3 , wherein the universal fitting element or set bolt ( 4 ) is used to fit the universal structural elements ( 1 ) with the fasteners ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) in all cases and they always pass through the fasteners ( 2 ) or ( 3 ) and the universal structural element ( 1 ) from side to side.

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