Portable structure
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1. A portable structure comprisinga plurality of beams having a first engagement feature;
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the first engagement features and corresponding second engagement features being rigidly engagable, the rigidly engaged engagement features defining a multi-point connection therebetween;
wherein each multi-point connection includes at least two sets of an individual engagement portion of the first engagement feature of the beam engaging a corresponding individual engagement portion of a corresponding second engagement feature of the junction device;
wherein the engagement features being manually actuatable and self-contained;
wherein articulating linkage being actuatable to achieve rigid engagement between the first engagement feature and the corresponding second engagement feature.
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Abstract
A portable structure including a plurality of beams having a first engagement feature and a plurality of junction devices having a second engagement feature. The first engagement features and corresponding second engagement features are rigidly engageable, the rigidly engaged engagement features defining a multi-point connection therebetween. The engagement features are manually actuatable and self-contained.
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1. A portable structure comprising
a plurality of beams having a first engagement feature; - and
a plurality of junction devices having a second engagement feature; the first engagement features and corresponding second engagement features being rigidly engagable, the rigidly engaged engagement features defining a multi-point connection therebetween; wherein each multi-point connection includes at least two sets of an individual engagement portion of the first engagement feature of the beam engaging a corresponding individual engagement portion of a corresponding second engagement feature of the junction device; wherein the engagement features being manually actuatable and self-contained; wherein articulating linkage being actuatable to achieve rigid engagement between the first engagement feature and the corresponding second engagement feature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing a portable structure, comprising
providing a plurality of beams having a first engagement feature; -
providing a plurality of junction devices having a second engagement feature, the first engagement features and corresponding second engagement features being rigidly engagable and self-contained; directing a first engagement feature of a beam of the plurality of beams and a corresponding second engagement feature of a junction device of the plurality of junction devices into engagement therebetween; and manually rigidly engaging the corresponding first and second engagement features to form multi-point connections therebetween, wherein each multi-point connection includes at least two sets of an individual engagement portion of the first engagement feature of the beam engaging a corresponding individual engagement portion of a corresponding second engagement feature of the junction device, wherein articulating linkage being actuatable to achieve rigid engagement between the first engagement feature and the corresponding second engagement feature. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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