Inventors:
Meredith W. Croucher - Greenfield WI
James M. Fisher - Milwaukee WI
Richard Letizia - Milwaukee WI
LeRoy A. Lutz - Brown Deer WI
Ralph F. Makowski - Milwaukee WI
Richard L. Moyse - New Berlin WI
Richard W. Osgood - Tennessee TN
John N. Rave - New Berlin WI
Ward A. Wickwire - Mequon WI
James F. Zillmer - Greendale WI
Assignee:
Inryco, Inc. - Mikwaukee WI
International Classification:
B25G 300
Abstract:
Structural joint members for a space frame system with a node joint having threaded apertures, structural strut members with threaded end sections, and a connecting member. The connecting member includes an elongatged threaded bolt, a fixed nut locked on one bolt end with a set screw, and a jam nut threadably engaging the other bolt end. The bolt threadably engages the node joint and the strut threaded end section with the fixed nut secured against the node joint and the jam nut secured against the strut end section to lock the structural joint members together. A snap-on cap covers the connecting member.