Space frame web section

- GTE Products Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view as viewed from the top and in front of a space frame web section showing my new design, shown fragmentarily to indicate indeterminate length; and

FIG. 2 is a perspective view as viewed from below and behind of space frame web section of FIG. 1.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3364633 January 1968 Polo
3466824 September 1969 Troutner
3477189 November 1969 Merson
3600869 August 1971 Petroff
3948012 April 6, 1976 Papayoti
4027449 June 7, 1977 Cilveti
4070847 January 31, 1978 Madl
4211044 July 8, 1980 Gugliotta et al.
4271654 June 9, 1981 Jungblyth
4282619 August 11, 1981 Rooney
4324083 April 13, 1982 Johnson
Other references
  • Wendel, Space Frame Basics, 1983, pp. 5-25, 26, 33 to 36, 6-3 to 20, 8-1 to 33, 9-1 to 34. 1981 Sweet's catalog file, Space Structures International Corp. catalog, 5.2/Sp 6, p. 3, Octa-Hub.
Patent History
Patent number: D297668
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 5, 1985
Date of Patent: Sep 13, 1988
Assignee: GTE Products Corporation (Waltham, MA)
Inventor: Todd R. Smith (Whitmore Lake, MI)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Law Firm: Gifford, Groh, VanOphem, Sheridan, Sprinkle and Dolgorukov
Application Number: 6/698,506
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Framing Unit, E.g., Building Frame (11) (D25/61)