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Title:
BRACKET SYSTEM FOR JOINING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/240323
Kind Code:
A4
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system of components for efficiently joining structural elements together to form multipurpose structures. The device utilises brackets with screw jacks, providing a versatile and secure assembly solution. The brackets are designed for quick and easy attachment to the structural elements allowing for assembly and disassembly without causing damage to materials. The screw jacks offer adjustable tension ensuring a secure and stable connection between panels. Consequent advances in structural stability create opportunities to utilise homogeneous modern preformed structural elements, particularly reticular panels useful for modular construction. The system of components enables the creation of diverse orthogonal structures such as temporary partitions, exhibition booths, work benches and shelving units and containers. The simplicity and efficiency of the components along with the ability to interchange and reconfigure the panels makes it a valuable tool for a variety of applications.

Inventors:
PLIM ANDREW (AU)
Application Number:
PCT/AU2023/050733
Publication Date:
February 01, 2024
Filing Date:
August 06, 2023
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
PLIM ANDREW (AU)
International Classes:
E01C5/00; A47B95/00; A47B96/06; E01C11/06; E04B5/02; F16B5/02; F16B21/09
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Claims:
AMENDED CLAIMS received by the International Bureau on 09 January 2024 (09.01.2024) A Bracketed System of Joinery, for joining and assembly, comprising brace components for joining together masonry and non-masonry structural elements and attaching accessories to masonry and non-masonry structural elements; with components embodiments consisting of configurations of ‘C’ or ‘H’ section profiled walls that feature a seat for a nut in the side wall, or plurals thereof, for placement of a threaded nuts that form part of a detachable screwjack assembly; allowing for a replaceability and installation of screwjack assemblies at optional seat locations where required. The Bracketed System of Joinery of claim 1, comprising componentry in the form of ‘C’ section profiled walls that have a configuration whereby: the flat face of the central plane has the figurative structural form of an ‘I’ or of a straight oblong planar profile when viewed flat from above and opposing side walls that protrude along the longitudinal edges at 90 degrees to the central plane in the same direction forming the linear configuration of c-section profile. The Bracketed System of Joinery of claim 1, comprising componentry in the form of ‘C’ section profiled walls that have a configuration whereby: the flat face of the central plane has the figurative structural form of a ‘L’, with the central face forming a 90 degree right-angle elbow when viewed from above and the opposing side walls of the c-section protrude at 90 degrees to the central plane to form the ‘L’ shaped c- section configuration. The Bracketed System of Joinery of claim 1, comprising componentry with the form comprising ‘C’ section profiled walls that have a configuration whereby: the flat face of the central plane has the figurative structural form of a ‘T’, with the central face forming a profile that branches at 90 degrees on both sides at one end of a length, and the opposing side walls of the c-section protrude at 90 degrees to the central plane to from the ‘T’ shaped c-section configuration. The Bracketed System of Joinery of claim 1, comprising componentry in the form of ‘C’ section profiled walls that have a configuration whereby: the flat face of the

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AMENDED SHEET (ARTICLE 19) central plane has the figurative structural form of a ‘X’, with the central face forming a profile that branches from a midpoint; and the opposing side walls of the c-section protrude at 90 degrees to the central plane to form a ‘X’ shaped c-section configuration. The Bracketed System of Joinery of claim 1, whereby the sidewalls of the ‘C’ section profiled walls feature a seat for a nut consisting of a hexagonal shaped hole or pocket space in the sidewall or plurals thereof, for placement of a threaded nuts for a detachable screwjack assembly. The Bracketed System of Joinery of claim 1, whereby the nut seat to facilitate the installation of a nut as an alternative thread installation for a detachable screwjack assembly, consists of a slot shaped space extending from the outer edge of the component side wall for easier insertion of a flanged nut into the seat. The Bracketed System of Joinery of joinery of claim 1, whereby the nut seat for the placement of a detachable screwjack, consists of a cut-out shape with the form of a hexagonal shape with a slot connecting the cut out to the outer edge of the component wall, with said slot of width for a screwjack bolt to pass through, yet narrow enough to stop the nut slipping once a hexagonal nut of the screwjack assembly is mounted in into the seat and tightened against the structural element loaded into the embodiment. The Bracketed System of Joinery according to Claim 1, whereby the inner face of the ‘C’ section side wall is recessed at nut seat so the nut when installed is counter sunk and interference with structural elements is minimised; and in the instance of the slot seat cut out of claim 7, the likelihood of the screwjacks slipping out of the seat when screwjacks are tightened, is also minimised. The Bracketed System of Joinery of claim 2, whereby the ‘I’ linear straight join component has part of the side wall removed between the screwjacks to: 1.) isolate the torsion on the wall that occurs when screwjacks are tightened, and 2.) to allow structural elements to be placed perpendicular between two other structural elements being joined within the embodiment, and 3.) to facilitate the manufacture of the brace components from one X shaped press mould.

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AMENDED SHEET (ARTICLE 19) The Bracketed System of Joinery of claim 4, whereby the ‘T’ join has a part of the side wall removed at the location of where the stem the branch of the ‘T’ intersects, creating a space in the sidewall to: 1.) allow structural elements fitted into the stem of the ‘T’ to pass through the component wall for greater versatility of use; and 2.) to facilitate manufacture from the one ‘X’ shaped press mould. The Bracketed System of Joinery of claim 3, whereby the ‘L’ - Shaped, 90 degree, right angled corner join has part of the side_wall removed on both sides at the apex;

1.) to facilitate greater versatility in application by allowing structural elements being joined to pass through the wall and 2.) to facilitate manufacture from the one ‘X’ shaped press mould. The Bracketed System of Joinery of claim 1, consisting of nut seats for a detachable for a screwjack assembly; whereby the embodiment consists of an elongated length of ‘C’ section profiled walls, of indefinite length, with nut seats formed along the length of at least one of the opposing ‘C’ section side walls to facilitate the optional placement of threaded nuts for detachable screwjack assemblies, as required; allowing for suitably sized structural elements to be placed within the space between the side walls and fixed in position with the screwjacks to form a larger composite panel structure. The Bracketed system of joinery of claim 1, with an embodiment consisting of a configuration of two sets of elongated ‘C’ section profiled walls, of indefinite length, whereby the ‘C’ section walls are co-joined or integrated in the one embodiment, forming a ‘H’ section profiled set of walls; and at least one of the opposing side walls on each side features nut seats along the length, so structural elements can be fitted between the opposing walls and the screwjacks fitted and tightened as required, to facilitate the joining of multiple structural elements horizontally side by side or vertically in a stacked formation and end to end in a butt join type fashion, with the screwjacks holding the composite wall panel assembly together. The Bracketed System of Joinery of claim 1, consisting of nut seats in the side of the ‘C’ section profiled walls for the installation of detachable screwjack assemblies, whereby the embodiment consists of a configuration that integrates 2 sets of ‘C’

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AMENDED SHEET (ARTICLE 19) section profiled walls, with one of the sets of ‘C’ section profiled walls at 90 degrees to the other, creating an elbow for structural elements to be joined in a right angled comer join, when suitably sized structural elements are fitted between the opposing side walls, with the embodiment allowing multiple structural to be joined horizontally side by side or in a vertical stacked formation and at 90 degrees in a butt join formation to facilitate the corner join structural elements composite panel structure, with the screwjacks holding the assembly together, The Bracketed System of Joinery of claim 1, whereby the I, L, T & X joining components of claim 2, 3, 4 & 5 respectively, integrate brace plate parts consisting of a flat plates with or without stiffener ribs and/or brace plates with right angled folds that are fitted in the space between the structural elements and the internal side of joining component side walls and are of a length that fits between a top and bottom joining components with the said plate being of suitable length that is equal to the height of the structural elements when stacked or laid side by side; facilitating the joining of multiple structural elements to create a larger composite panel structure. The Bracketed System of Joinery of claim 1, suitable for joining structural elements in a hinge set, consisting of a hinge part whereby: the leaves of the hinge parts are formed from ‘C’ section profiled walls with a nut seat or plurals thereof formed in the side wall or plurals thereof for the installation of a detachable screwjack assembly or plurals thereof. The Bracketed System of Joinery of claim 1, suitable for joining masonry and nonmasonry structural elements in a hinge, with the embodiment consisting of a pin and tube that form the knuckle, with the leaf of each part consisting of ‘C’ section profiled walls with a nut seat formed in the side wall, or plurals thereof; with the pin positioned along the longitudinal fold line extending beyond the end of the c section walls. A second sub-part to the hinge set features a tube that is positioned parallel to the longitudinal fold line flush with the end of the c-section embodiment in such a way that when paired together it fits over the pin, with the two parts engaged whereby they pivot at the pin and sleave axis. The Bracketed System of joinery of claim 1, consisting of a Pin-hinge part comprising ‘C’ section profiled walls in an ‘L’ shape comer configuration of claim 3 whereby a

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AMENDED SHEET (ARTICLE 19) tab located at the apex of the corner is folded 180 degrees in the opposite direction of the opposing ‘C’ section side wall and features a hole for pin to be mounted into and the side walls feature a nut seat or plurals thereof for fitting a detachable screwjack assembly or plurals thereof. A Bracketed System of Joinery suitable for joining multiple structural elements to form a larger composite panel structures comprising of componentry with an an elongated embodiment, of indefinite length, comprising of ‘C’ section profiled walls that feature threaded holes directly installed along the length of at least one of the opposing side walls for the installation of screwjacks, whereby, between each of the threaded holes there is a slot cut out of side wall perpendicular from the longitudinal edge to isolate the effects of torsion on the wall when screwjacks are tightened. A Bracketed System of Joinery suitable for joining multiple structural elements to form a larger composite panel structure comprising of componentry with the embodiment consisting of ‘H’ section profiled walls that feature threaded holes directly installed along the length of at least one of the opposing side walls for the installation of screwjacks, whereby, between each of the threaded holes there is a slot cut out of side wall perpendicular from the longitudinal edge to isolate the effects of torsion on the wall when screwjacks are tightened. A Bracketed System of Joinery for assembling multiple structural elements into a composite wall structure with structural elements joined together with ‘C’ section channel as described in claim 13 & 21 whereby the wall panels are configured with the joiner components described in claims 2-5, with common pairs of the joiner components specified in claim 2-5 fitting to the top and bottom to configure a join between two composite wall panels. A Bracketed System of Joinery of claim 13, 14, 15, consisting of undefined lengths of ‘C’ or ‘H’ Section profiled wall configurations with nut seats for screwjacks positioned along the length of at least one of the side walls, whereby there is a slot cut out of the side wall between each of the nut seats, perpendicular from the longitudinal edge, to isolate the effects of torsion on the wall when screwjacks are tightened.

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AMENDED SHEET (ARTICLE 19) A Bracketed System of Joinery, suitable for joining multiple structural elements to form a larger composite panel structure using componentry consisting of 2 sets of ‘C’ section profiled walls integrated into one embodiment, with one of the sets of ‘C’ section profiled walls at 90 degrees to the other to form a post for joining multiple structural element in a comer butt join configuration; and the ‘C’ section side walls features threaded holes directly installed along the length of at least one of the opposing side walls of each C section profiled set of walls for the installation of screw jack bolts and between each of the threaded holes there is a slot cut out of side wall perpendicular from the longitudinal edge to isolate the effects of torsion on the wall when screwjacks are tightened.

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AMENDED SHEET (ARTICLE 19)