Patent ID: 8739493
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: E04B,E04C,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An interlocking joint system for building a structure, comprising: a plurality of wall joint members having flat parallel plate members sandwiching a plurality of tubular members therebetween, wherein each flat parallel plate member has a depression; a slug connecting one of the plurality of wall joint members to another one of the plurality of wall joint members; a locking groove circumferentially disposed about each end of the slug; a plurality of retention tabs, each of the plurality of retention tabs comprising a plate, a rectangular tongue protruding from the plate, and two alignment protrusions protruding from the plate; and wherein the rectangular tongue of one of the plurality of retention tabs is inserted into the locking groove of the slug in order to retain the slug within one of the plurality of tubular members, and wherein the plate of the one of the plurality of retention tabs is received within the depression of one of the flat parallel plate members to create a flat, flush surface.