US 10,519,658 B1Granted

High strength, low density columnar structure

AssigneeHerron Intellectual Property, LLC

InventorWarren L. Herron, III

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Abstract

A high strength, low density modular columnar structure. In the preferred embodiment, each module is a prism or cuboid having three or four vertical rectangular sides which meet in the module corners. The module ends perpendicular to the sides are the module faces. At least one face has a brace panel. The brace panels and the face are preferably the same shape, but off-set. A plurality of preferably triangular brace arms extends to the module corners. Each brace panel is preferably provided with a centrally located aperture. The lower face of each module is preferably provided with a lip, while the upper face is configured to receive the lip. A cylindrical column extends vertically through the center of each module, and a plurality of struts extends radially from each column. A stack of modules may be secured with a bolt run through the module apertures, an adhesive, or simply gravity.

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Dependent claims

A high strength, low density columnar structure comprising a plurality of modules, wherein each of said plurality of modules has a shape selected from the group consisting of prisms and cuboids;

wherein each of said plurality of modules further comprises a plurality of substantially rectangular sides, each said side configured to intersect with two other sides selected from said plurality of sides, wherein each intersection of said sides forms a module corner extending between an upper face and a lower face of each of said plurality of modules, said plurality of sides and said faces defining said shape of each of said plurality of modules;
each of said plurality of modules further comprising a brace comprising a brace panel positioned proximate to said upper face and a plurality of brace arms, each of said plurality of brace arms extending from said brace panel to one of said module corners, each said brace panel further comprising an aperture positioned in a center of said brace panel;
each of said plurality of modules further comprising a substantially hollow interior column extending from said aperture to a lower end of said column positioned proximate said lower face of each of said plurality of modules;
each of said plurality of modules further comprising a collar positioned at said upper face around said aperture, said collar comprising a bearing surface proximate said upper face;
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wherein said plurality of modules are stacked vertically to form said columnar structure and to substantially align said apertures in said plurality of modules and wherein said collar is sized to receive a lower end of a substantially hollow interior column of an adjacent one of said plurality of modules in said columnar structure.

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A high strength, low density columnar structure comprising a plurality of modules, wherein each of said plurality of modules has a shape selected from the group consisting of prisms and cuboids;

wherein each of said plurality of modules further comprises a plurality of substantially rectangular sides, each said side configured to intersect with two other sides within said plurality of sides, wherein each intersection of said sides forms a module corner extending between an upper face and a lower face of each of said plurality of modules, said plurality of sides and said faces defining said shape of each of said plurality of modules;
each of said plurality of modules further comprising a brace comprising a brace panel positioned proximate to said upper face and a plurality of brace arms, each of said plurality of brace arms extending from said brace panel to one of said module corners, each said brace panel further comprising an aperture positioned in a center of said brace panel;
each of said plurality of modules further comprising a substantially hollow interior column extending from said aperture to a lower end of said column positioned proximate said lower face of each of said plurality of modules;
each of said plurality of modules further comprising a plurality of struts extending radially from said substantially hollow interior column;
wherein said plurality of modules are stacked vertically to form said columnar structure and to substantially align said apertures in said plurality of modules.

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