CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS AND METHOD OF USING AND MAKING SAME

• US 20110011027A1
• Filed: 11/20/2009
• Published: 01/20/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bruce E. Camber
• Original Assignee: Bruce E. Camber
• Inventors: Camber, Bruce E.
• Granted Patent: US 8,769,907 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 52/653.1
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 11/0005 Constructional features of hoistways
• CPC Class Codes: B66C 23/62 Constructional features or details of dredgers E02F
• CPC Class Codes: B66F 13/00 Common constructional features or accessories
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/19 Three-dimensional framework structures
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/34 Extraordinary structures, e.g. with suspended or cantilever parts supported by masts or tower-like structures enclosing elevators or stairs; Features relating to the elastic stability E04B1/342, E04B1/343, E04B1/348 take precedence; for floors E04B5/43; buildings for special purposes, e.g. withstanding earthquake, E04H
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2003/043 the hollow cross-section comprising at least one enclosed cavity
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2003/0465 square- or rectangular-shaped
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 3/08 with apertured web, e.g. with a web consisting of bar-like components; Honeycomb girders E04C3/10, E04C3/11 take precedence

Abstract

Construction elements and methods of using and making them in a structurally strong manner are disclosed. The construction element and the method of making it may be in the form of an elongated beam, a post or other. The element may include a generally tubular open frame formed of a series of conjoined octahedral sections constructed and arranged in a side by side manner joined together by conjoined pairs of tetrahedral sections disposed intermediate the octahedral sections. Each pair of octahedral sections may be constructed and arranged such that they are conjoined together by a common member, also common with the intermediate tetrahedral sections. The method may include forming an upright structure, using at least one large construction element having a plurality of octahedral and tetrahedral sections, and positioning at least one small construction element within an opening within the sections of the large construction element and affixing thereto.

Claims

1. A construction element, comprising:

at least one conjoined pair of octahedral sections arranged in a side by side configuration, the pair of octahedral sections sharing a common member; and

at least one conjoined pair of tetrahedral sections disposed intermediate the octahedral sections so constructed and arranged to join together the pair of octahedral sections, each tetrahedral section sharing the common member also shared by the pair of octahedral sections.

2. The construction element according to claim 1, further including outer edges that are continuous along the longitudinal axis of the construction element and extend the length of the construction element.

3. The construction element according to claim 1, wherein each octahedral section includes twelve linear octahedral members and each tetrahedral section includes six linear tetrahedral members shared in common with five of the twelve octahedral members.

4. The construction element according to claim 3, wherein the outer edges are formed by connecting a plurality of the linear members.

5. The construction element according to claim 3, wherein each of the linear members have substantially the same length.

6. The construction element according to claim 3, wherein each tetrahedral section shares at least three linear members with at least one adjacent octahedral section.

7. The construction element according to claim 3, wherein each tetrahedral section shares five linear members with the adjacent octahedral sections.

8. The construction element according to claim 1, further including an additional octahedral section arranged inline with the pair of octahedral sections and sharing an additional common member with one of the pair of octahedral sections.

9. The construction element according to claim 8, further including an additional pair of tetrahedral sections to join together the additional octahedral section with the pair of octahedral sections, each of the tetrahedral sections of the additional pair of tetrahedral sections sharing the additional common member.

10. A method of making a building construction, comprising:

forming an upright structure using at least one large vertical construction element having a plurality of octahedral sections and tetrahedral sections, each octahedral and tetrahedral section being formed using a plurality of linear members;

positioning at least one small construction element within an opening in at least one of the sections of the large construction element; and

fixing the small construction element to the large construction element.

11. The method of construction according to claim 10, wherein the small construction element is perpendicular to the large construction element.

12. The method of construction according to claim 11, wherein the small construction element is positioned in an opening in one of the octahedral or tetrahedral sections.

13. The method of construction according to claim 10, wherein the small construction element is inline with the large construction element.

14. The method of construction according to claim 13, wherein the small construction element is positioned in an opening in at least one of the octahedral and tetrahedral sections.

15. The method of construction according to claim 10, wherein the small construction element is at about a 45°

angle from the large construction element.

16. The method of construction according to claim 15, wherein the small construction element is positioned in openings in one of the octahedral sections and one of the tetrahedral sections.

17. The method of construction according to claim 10, wherein small construction element includes a plurality of smaller octahedral and tetrahedral sections, each of the smaller octahedral and tetrahedral sections include a plurality of smaller linear members, the length of each of the linear members of the sections of the large construction element is approximately twice the length of the smaller linear members of the sections of the small construction element.

18. A building construction, comprising:

at least one large construction element having a plurality of octahedral sections and tetrahedral sections, each octahedral and tetrahedral section of the large construction elements being formed using a plurality of linear members; and

at least one small construction element having a plurality of octahedral sections and tetrahedral sections, each octahedral and tetrahedral section of the small construction elements being formed using a plurality of linear members,

wherein the small construction element is adapted to be positioned within an opening in at least one of the sections of the large construction element.

19. The construction element kit according to claim 18, wherein the length of each of the linear members of the large construction element is approximately twice the length of each of the linear members of the small construction element.

20. The construction element kit according to claim 18, wherein the small construction element is adapted to be positioned substantially perpendicular to the large construction element.

21. The construction element kit according to claim 18, wherein the small construction element is adapted to be positioned substantially inline with the large construction element.

22. The construction element kit according to claim 18, wherein the small construction element is adapted to be positioned at substantially a 45°

angle to the large construction element.

23. A method of making a construction element, comprising:

conjoining a pair of open frame octahedral sections composed of rodlike members, the octrahedral sections being conjoined at a common rodlike member;

conjoining a pair of open frame tetrahedral sections composed of rodlike members to the octahedral sections therebetween at the common rodlike member; and

conjoining additional like pairs of conjoined octahedral sections and tetrahedral sections along a longitudinal axis to form a generally tubular elongated rigid construction element.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein a pair of oppositely disposed octahedral rods extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the construction element are formed of a series of rodlike members of the conjoined octahedral sections, and a pair of oppositely disposed tetrahedral rods extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the construction element are formed of a series of rodlike members of the conjoined tetrahedral sections.