Method for Securing a Structural System

摘要

A structural system and method of assembly comprising structural members with slots, and interior structural members. Specific structural members are sequentially interconnected in rigid alignment. A first structural member is positioned with two upward facing slots. Additional structural members are added by engaging downward facing slots of the additional structure members with upward facing slots of the prior structural member. The structural members further include engagement features in cooperating slots. A protruding features engages a recess to retain the engaged structural members. The features may be a partial sphere and a matching recess which may be disassembly, or a tapered protrusion having a squared-off rear edge which resists disassembly, or one of a variety of shapes.

主权项

1. A method for sequentially interconnecting structural members in rigid alignment, the method comprising the ordered steps of:
constructing a structure from structural members by a single individual; positioning a first structural member having opposing first faces separated by a first thickness smaller than first dimensions of the first faces, and a vertical second slot reaching through the first structural member and upward to a first top of the first structural member; lifting a second structural member above the first structural member and aligning a vertical third slot of the second structural member with the vertical second slot of the first structural member, the second structure member having opposing second faces separated by a second thickness smaller than second dimensions of the second faces, and the vertical third slot reaching through the second structural member and downward to a second base of the second structure member; lowering the second structural member and engaging the third slot of the second structural member with the second slot of the first structural member,
at least one second face protrusion on at least one of the second faces of the second structural member with at least one second slot recess in the second slot of the first structural member;at least one first face protrusion on at least one of the first faces of the first structural member with at least one third slot recess in the third slot of the second structural member;at least one second face recess in at least one of the second faces of the second structural member with at least one second slot protrusion in the second slot of the first structural member; andat least one first face recess on at least one of the first faces of the first structural member with at least one third slot protrusion in the third slot of the second structural member; and providing a stable structure.