Patent ID: 8635831

Claim:
A space truss system for use in foundations, floors, walls, and roofs, the space truss system comprising: a plurality of structural rods, each structural rod having a first portion having a first end and a second end, a middle portion having a first end and a second end, and a second portion having a first end and a second end; wherein the second end of the first portion is joined to the first end of the middle portion at a first predetermined angle and the second end of the middle portion is joined to the second end of the second portion at a second predetermined angle; wherein the first portions of at least a portion of the structural rods are grouped together forming a first pyramid structure, the first ends of the middle portions forming an apex of the first pyramid structure and the second ends of the middle portions forming a base of the first pyramid structure; and wherein the grouped first portions create a first post, and further comprising: a first diaphragm having a first plurality of uniformly sized and uniformly shaped apertures spaced at regular intervals and disposed therethrough, each first post receivable within one of the apertures of the first diaphragm.