Patent ID: 9051034
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: B63B,E04H

Abstract:
1. A frame system comprising a first five-arm coupler and one or more hinged connection elements, said first five-arm coupler having a left fixed connection element, a right fixed connection element, a front fixed connection element, a rear fixed connection element, a vertical fixed connection element, with each of the fixed connection elements of the first five-arm coupler being substantially elongate and substantially cylindrical and having an outer end and a hollow interior, an opening through the outer end allowing access into the interior, an inner surface facing the interior, and a substantially uniform inside diameter, with the front fixed connection element of the first five-arm coupler is fixedly attached to and oriented substantially collinear with the rear fixed connection element of the first five-arm coupler, forming a substantially cylindrical cross member having openings at opposite ends, the left fixed connection element of the first five-arm coupler is fixedly attached to a midsection of the cross member of the first five-arm coupler and oriented substantially perpendicular to the cross member of the first five-arm coupler, the right fixed connection element of the first five-arm coupler is fixedly attached to the midsection of the cross member of the first five-arm coupler opposite the left fixed connection element of the first five-arm coupler and oriented substantially perpendicular to the cross member of the first five-arm coupler and substantially collinear with the left fixed connection element of the first five-arm coupler, and the vertical fixed connection element of the first five-arm coupler is fixedly attached to the midsection of the cross member of the first five-arm coupler between the left fixed connection element of the first five-arm coupler and the right fixed connection element of the first five-arm coupler and oriented substantially perpendicular to the plane of the cross member of the first five-arm coupler; and with each of the one or more hinged connection elements having a proximate end and a distal end and a hinge mechanism interposed between the proximate and distal ends such that the proximate and distal ends may be varyingly angled in relation to each other; wherein the outer end of the front fixed connection element of the first five-arm coupler is in connection with a first end of an elongate front connecting member, the outer end of the rear fixed connection element of the first five-arm coupler is in connection with a first end of an elongate rear connecting member, the outer end of the left fixed connection element of the first five-arm coupler is in connection with a first end of an elongate first left connecting member, the outer end of the right fixed connection element of the first five-arm coupler is in connection with a first end of an elongate first right connecting member, the outer end of the vertical fixed connection element of the first five-arm coupler is in connection with a first end of an elongate first vertical connecting member, and at least one of the one or more hinged connection elements is interposed between one of the front, rear, left, or right fixed connection elements of the first five-arm coupler and an elongate connecting member, with the proximate end of said hinged connection element being in connection with the outer end of said fixed connection element of said five-arm coupler and the distal end of said hinged connection element being in connection with the first end of said elongate connecting member; wherein each of the one or more hinged connection elements comprises