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US 12,553,230 B2Granted
Geodesic dome accessories
AssigneeMandala Domes, LLC
InventorWilliam Bion Scherrer
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AssigneeMandala Domes, LLC
InventorWilliam Bion Scherrer
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A geodesic dome accessory having an accessory frame that utilizes a base frame and an upper frame. The base frame is attached to the frame of the geodesic dome on interior to the frame. The upper frame attaches to the base frame and secures the membrane of the geodesic dome between the upper frame and the base frame, providing a weather resistant or tight seal. The base frame forms an opening to access from the exterior of the dome to the interior. The upper frame can be in a variety of configurations, including a window, door, vent passage, or stove pipe passage. The structural framing of the dome can remain with the base frame in the shape of the opening between frame elements, such as a window, or the framing can be removed with the accessory base frame forming the structural support replacing the standard framing, such as a door.
An accessory system for use with a geodesic dome, the geodesic dome having a tubular frame structure having tubular frame elements arranged in a plurality of triangles to form a geodesic polyhedron, the triangles each having vertices that are connected to vertices of neighboring triangles, and a membrane stretched over said tubular frame structure, the accessory system comprising:
A method of installing an accessory system onto a geodesic dome, the geodesic dome having a tubular frame structure arranged in a plurality of triangles to form a geodesic polyhedron, the triangles each having vertices that are connected to vertices of neighboring triangles, and a membrane stretched over said tubular frame structure, the accessory system comprising the following steps:
A geodesic dome comprising:
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