Patent ID: 8033076
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,E04B,E04C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A building system comprising: a plurality of pultruded structural building members having outer perimeter dimensions of either about 1.5 inches×about 5.5 inches or about 1.5 inches×about 3.5 inches, wherein each pultruded structural building member includes an I-beam shape in cross section, the I-beam shape including a first end, a second end, and a central wall extending from the first end to the second end, the first end and the second end each including a hollow area, the first end including a protrusion on each side of the central wall and extending toward the second end, the second end including a protrusion on each side of the central wall and extending toward the first end, each of the pultruded structural building members including a channel on either side of the central wall, each channel being at least partially defined by the central wall and one of the protrusions of the first end and one of the protrusions of the second end; and a plurality of fastening components adapted to align one or more of the pultruded structural building members to another pultruded structural building member, each of the fastening components being configured to mount within at least one of the channels of each of the pultruded structural building members, wherein each of the fastening components is shaped and sized to fit within the channel in a first orientation and engage within the channel in a second orientation substantially perpendicular to the first orientation.