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A connector for interconnecting joists which define triangular panel roof areas of a geodesic dome and comprised of a metal sleeve having a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings extending therethrough and a plurality of metal tongues secured to the adjacent ends of the joists at their junct

A connector for interconnecting joists which define triangular panel roof areas of a geodesic dome and comprised of a metal sleeve having a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings extending therethrough and a plurality of metal tongues secured to the adjacent ends of the joists at their junction point and extending radially inwardly through the sleeve openings, each having a tapered pin extending through its tongue and bearing against the inner surface of the sleeve to cam the joists\ends against the exterior of the sleeve and thereby hold the same in rigid fixed relation to the sleeve.

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A geodesic dome triangular panel area roof connector member for interconnecting joists defining such an area comprising: (a) a junction point member comprising a generally cylindrical sleeve member having rigid wall structure and a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings extending radially th

A geodesic dome triangular panel area roof connector member for interconnecting joists defining such an area comprising: (a) a junction point member comprising a generally cylindrical sleeve member having rigid wall structure and a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings extending radially through said wall structure, and having an axis defining the apex of the triangular panel area; (b) a joist element defining a side of the triangular panel area; (c) a rigid open generally U-shaped tongue member carried by one end portion of said joist element and extending longitudially outwardly therefrom and radially inwardly through one of said sleeve openings into the interior of said sleeve member, and (d) an interlock member constructed and arranged to engage and fixedly interlock with the portion of said tongue member extending through said opening into the confines of said sleeve member, to thereby interlock said tongue member and said joist element in fixed relation to the exterior of said sleeve member.