Patent ID: 7707780

Claim:
A system for assembling a load-bearing support structure, the system comprising: at least one supporting member, said at least one supporting member comprising an upper surface, and opposite first and second end surfaces, the upper surface being provided with at least one section comprising at least one bulge protruding from said upper surface; at least one connecting member for connecting said at least one supporting member to at least one other member; and at least one complementary member for affixing onto at least one of said at least one supporting member, said at least one complementary member comprising at least one orifice being positioned, shaped and sized for inserting into the at least one bulge of a corresponding supporting member so as to form the load-bearing support structure; wherein each end surface of each supporting member comprises a pair of upper and lower connecting flanges, said pair of upper and lower connecting flanges being connectable to a corresponding pair of upper and lower connecting flanges of the least one connecting member.