Method of construction for a container with a symmetrical lobed structure and container constructed according to the said process
US4434958A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 1980 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04H7/14
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention concerns a spheroid container flattened at either pole. The structure is made from gores assembled along their edges. Meridional mono-directional reinforcements are fixed at intervals to the connecting lines of the gores. The gores are made of a material with a low elastic modulus and a high capacity for plastic elongation and the meridional reinforcements from a material with a high elastic modulus. An overpressure inside the structure causes it to take on the shape of a lobed spheroid, flattened at either pole. Application for closed balloons and pressurized containers.
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