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US 12,553,239 B2Granted
Building method
AssigneeNuRoc Engineering Technologies, LLC
InventorsMark E. Wilsey, Marcos Gonzalez
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Abstract
A method of fabricating a structure including hanging a flexible fabric in a substantially vertical direction, shielding a portion of the flexible fabric and applying a fixative to an unshielded portion of the flexible fabric, thereby forming a fixed portion of the flexible fabric. A shielded portion of the flexible fabric is located in a portion of the fabric and is configured to act as a hinge allowing the fixed portion to be rotated.
Claims53
A method of fabricating a structure comprising:
- hanging a flexible fabric in a substantially vertical orientation, wherein a first portion of the flexible fabric is supported by a compressive load bearing framework and a second portion of the flexible fabric hangs without any compressive load bearing framework engaged therewith and bears a tensile load;
- shielding at least some of the first portion of the flexible fabric such that the second portion of the flexible fabric remains unshielded;
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- applying a fixative directly on the flexible fabric to the second portion, which is unshielded, wherein the fixative is configured to harden the second portion forming a fixed portion, wherein the shielding substantially blocks the first portion of the flexible fabric from receiving the fixative so that the first portion remains flexible and is configured to act as a hinge allowing the fixed portion to be rotated relative to the first portion.
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