Telescoping strut members and tendons for constructing tensile integrity structures
US4614502A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 1985 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S52/10
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A construction kit consisting of telescoping strut members and pre-measured elastic or inelastic tendons, for the purpose of constructing tensile-integrity structures. The invention is made of reusable elements. By introducing struts which can be adjusted to various lengths the invention circumvents the necessity of measuring, cutting and tying different lengths of tendons for different structures and considerably simplifies the construction process.
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