Patent ID: 6279289
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: B21C,B21D,E04B

Abstract:
A system for framing at least a portion of a structure having a foundation, said system comprising:a base, said base being attachable to the foundation of the structure;a plurality of lower connecting members extending upwardly from said base, each of said lower connecting members comprising a metal tube selected from the group consisting of rectangular metal tubes and square metal tubes;a plurality of upwardly extending support members, each of said support members comprising a metal tube selected from the group consisting of rectangular metal tubes and square metal tubes;a plurality of lower joints interconnecting said upwardly extending support members and said lower connecting members, each of said lower joints interconnecting one of said support members and one of said lower connecting members, each of said support members having a cross-sectional shape which is substantially the same as a cross-sectional shape of said interconnected one of said lower connecting members;wherein for each of said lower joints, one of said support member and said interconnected one of said lower connecting members has a reduced end portion which is inserted into the other of said support member and said interconnected one of said lower connecting members.