Modular structural support apparatus and method of constructing the same
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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.
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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.
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- 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;
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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. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- 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;
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