Spherical connector and supporting rod assembly

• US 6,672,789 B2
• Filed: 02/15/2001
• Issued: 01/06/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chung-Teng Chen
• Original Assignee: Chung-Teng Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Chung-Teng
• Primary Examiner(s): Novosad, Christopher J.
• Application Number:
  US09/783,315
• Publication Number:
  US 20020110411A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,055 Days
• Field of Search: 403/170, 403/171, 403/176, 403/169, 403/217, 526/65, 526/481, 526/502, 526/551, 526/552, 526/569
• US Class Current: 403/171
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 7/185 with a node element
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/342 Polyhedral
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/347 Polyhedral
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/44 Three or more members connected at single locus

Abstract

The invention herein of a spherical connector and supporting rod assembly is mainly designed as a structure of a multi-angular spheroid with multiple tangent planes of six cubical quadrilaterals and twelve beveled hexagons, and with mounting holes disposed respectively at the centers of the quadrilateral and the beveled hexagonal tangent planes to make each spherical connector having eighteen mounting holes with included angles pointing at different directions so as to increase the application of a single spherical connector and to make all the spherical connectors have the identical structure for exchangeable connection to not only fully comply with the needs of specific application, but also to be able to make various applications by using the supporting rods pointing at different mounting angles to directly fulfill the specific need of the assembly.

Claims

1. A polyhedron connector and supporting rod assembly comprising:

a) a plurality of polyhedron connectors, each having six, spaced apart, planar quadrilateral faces and twelve planar hexagonal faces, wherein each side of each of the spaced apart quadrilateral faces adjoins one side of one of the hexagonal faces, each of the quadrilateral faces and hexagon faces has a mounting hole in a center thereof, each mounting hole having an internal connecting device; and

b) a plurality of supporting rods, each having an external connecting device on two opposing ends, the external connecting device being connected with one of the internal connecting devices.

2. The polyhedron connector and supporting rod assembly according to claim 1, wherein the internal connecting device includes internal threads, and the external connecting device includes external threads.

3. A polyhedron connector comprising:

a) six, spaced apart, planar quadrilateral faces, each having a mounting hole in a center thereof; and

b) twelve planar hexagonal faces, each having a mounting hole in a center thereof, wherein each side of each of the quadrilateral faces adjoins one side of one of the hexagonal faces.