Floating base
AssigneeSpherical Block LLC
InventorsPeter Andrew Roberts, Stephen M. Bonan, Benjamin L. Cleaver, Matthew P. Frietag, Charles A. Heulitt, IV, Ryan P. Miller, Michael J. McGrath
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Abstract
A floating base comprising a shell constructed from a plurality of blocks reinforced using a plurality of tensile elements. The shell includes an inner space, a length, a width and at least one bulkhead disposed across the width along the length of the shell within the shell to strengthen the shell. In one embodiment, the shell further includes a spine disposed substantially at right angle to the at least one bulkhead to further strengthen the shell.
Claims10
A method for constructing a floating base comprising a shell comprising a contiguous outer curved surface, a generally rectangular bottom wall having four edges, a side wall extending from each of the four edges to form four corners, wherein at least one of the corners is formed from blocks configured for forming a curved structure, said method comprising constructing the shell from a plurality of blocks by additive manufacturing, at least one of said plurality of blocks is non-orthogonal such that the contiguous outer curved surface of the shell can be formed.
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