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US 2018/0216361 A1Published application
Supporting structure for a Dome-Shaped Roof
OwnerDaniel Kerberinventor
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Abstract
DE 86 22 844 01 discloses a tent having a carrying framework and a tarpaulin arranged thereon, wherein the carrying framework is formed by a scissor type system of rods having the tarpaulin arranged thereon.
Claims20
A supporting structure for a dome-shaped roof, the supporting structure comprising:
- at least four arcuate supporting arms that are extendable and compressible;
- wherein each arcuate supporting arm comprises a plurality of scissor rods which cross each other in pairs and are connected to each other by a plurality of joints;
- and
- wherein, while extended, each arcuate supporting arm extends from a center part downward in a vertical plane in a shape of a quarter circle and is articulated to a horizontal base part by a plurality of bottommost scissor rods of the supporting arms.
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An igloo, comprising:
- an igloo floor comprising an upward facing edge;
- a support structure comprising a plurality of arcuate supporting arms, wherein a base of each supporting arm radially supports the igloo floor;
- a plurality of wall membranes extending from an igloo apex to the igloo floor, wherein each wall membrane is radially supported by two of the supporting arms;
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- a plurality of tunnel entrances radially supported by two of the supporting arms.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.