Patent ID: 6615999
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A system for modular construction comprising:(a) a first subassembly which comprises a plurality of first structural members, each of said first structural members includes: (i) a pair of generally parallel first structural member lengthwise sides; (ii) a pair of generally parallel first structural member widthwise sides; and (iii) a first structural member thickness; wherein at least one of said first structural member lengthwise sides of each of said first structural members includes at least two first structural member slots, each of said first structural member slots having a first structural member slot axis; and wherein the distance between one of the widthwise sides of each of said first structural members and the first structural member slot axis of the first structural member slot that is located nearest said widthwise side is a predetermined slot-to-side distance; and wherein the distance between the first structural member slot axes of each of said first structural member slots on each of said first structural members is a whole-number multiple of the predetermined slot-to-side distance; and wherein each of said first structural members is detachably connected slot-to-slot to respective ones of said first structural members; (b) a second subassembly which comprises a plurality of second structural members, each of said second structural members includes: (i) a pair of generally parallel second structural member lengthwise sides; (ii) a pair of generally parallel second structural member widthwise sides; and (iii) a second structural member thickness; wherein at least one of said second structural member lengthwise sides of each of said second structural members includes at least two second member slots, each of said second structural member slots having a second structural member slot axis; and wherein the distance between one of said widthwise sides of each of said second structural members and the second structural member slot axis of the second structural member slot that is located nearest said widthwise side is the same as the predetermined slot-to-side distance defined by the first structural members; and wherein the distance between the second structural member slot axes of each of said second structural member slots on each of said second structural members is a whole-number multiple of the predetermined slot-to-side distance; and wherein each of said second structural members is detachably connected slot-to-slot to respective ones of said second structural members; and (c) a connecting member having at least two slots, said connecting member being detachably connected slot-to-slot to at least one of said first structural members and at least one of said second structural members to produce an assembled unit.