Patent ID: 7069699

Claim:
Connection of toroidal frameworks of toroidal elements for constructing larger toroidal frameworks comprising: (a) at least two toroidally shaped frameworks comprised of acute-angularly connected toroidal elements, wherein said toroidal elements are: (1) fundamental toroidal elements; or, (2) toroidally shaped frameworks; and (b) a device for connecting said at least two toroidal frameworks comprising at least one arm of sufficient length to span at least one of said toroidal elements in each of said toroidal frameworks, said at least one arm further comprising: (1) at least one base, and (2) at least one lug attached to said at least one base with at least one surface which engages at least one of said toroidal elements on opposite sides of said at least one of said toroidal elements, said at least one arm from each of said toroidal frameworks being joined in a joint region.