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US 2014/0338281 A1Published application
Load Bearing Structural Assembly
OwnerBradford O. Russellinventor
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Abstract
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a load bearing structural assembly includes an outer loop member; an inner loop member spaced apart from and sized smaller than the outer loop member; and a web assembly coupled to and extending between the outer loop member and the inner loop member, the web assembly comprising a plurality of arcuately formed web members.
Claims14
A load bearing structural assembly, comprising:
- a first loop member;
- a second loop member spaced apart from and concentric with the first loop member;
- a first set of arcuate members extending between the first and second loop members, each of the first set of arcuate members having ends thereof coupled to the first loop member;
- and
- a second set of arcuate members extending between the first and second loop members, each of the second set of arcuate members having a first end thereof coupled to the first loop member and a second end thereof coupled to the second loop member;
- and
- wherein a radius of curvature of each of the first set of arcuate members is greater than a radius of curvature of each of the second set of arcuate members.
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A load bearing structural assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of first loop members coupled together;
- a plurality second loop members, each of the second loop members sized smaller than and located within a respective first loop member;
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- a web assembly coupled to and extending between each respective first and second loop members, each web assembly comprising:
- a first set of the web members each having a concave face thereof facing a respective first loop member;
- and
- a second set of the web members each having a concave face thereof facing a respective second loop member;
- and
- wherein a radius of curvature of each of the first set of web members is greater than a radius of curvature of each of the second set of web members.
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A load bearing structural assembly, comprising:
- a first loop member;
- a second loop member sized smaller than and located within the first loop member;
- a first web assembly extending between the first and second loop members;
- a third loop member;
- a fourth loop member sized smaller than and located within the third loop member;
- a second web assembly extending between the third and fourth loop members;
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- a coupling system coupling the first loop member to the third loop member, the coupling system comprising:
- a coupling element coupling the first loop member to the third loop member;
- a first spring disposed on the coupling element and extending between the first and third loop members;
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- second and third springs disposed on the coupling element, the second and third springs disposed on opposite sides of respective first and third loop members and against respective first and second web assemblies.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.