Patent ID: 11919250
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B  E

Claim 9:
10. A space frame comprising:
a first rod, the first rod has a cylindrical exterior surface and a straight length with a length dimension between a first end of the first rod and an opposite second end of the first rod;
a second rod, the second rod has a cylindrical exterior surface and a straight length with a length dimension between a first end of the second rod and an opposite second end of the second rod;
a bent rod, the bent rod has a cylindrical exterior surface and an angular length between a first end of the bent rod and a second end of the bent rod, the bent rod has a first straight portion adjacent the first end of the bent rod, the bent rod has a second straight portion adjacent the second end of the bent rod, the bent rod has a bent portion between the first straight portion and the second straight portion, the bent portion is connected to the first straight portion and the second straight portion;
a first tape, the first tape has a straight length with a length dimension between a first end of the first tape and an opposite second end of the first tape, the first tape is wrapped around the first rod and is wrapped around the first straight portion of the bent rod and secures the first rod to the bent rod, wherein the first rod and the first straight portion of the bent rod are oriented generally parallel with each other; and
a second tape, the second tape has a straight length with a length dimension between a first end of the second tape and an opposite second end of the second tape, the second tape is wrapped around the second rod and is wrapped around the second straight portion of the bent rod and secures the second rod to the bent rod, wherein the second rod and the second straight portion of the bent rod are oriented generally parallel with each other.