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US 2019/0249408 A1Published application
Architectural structures having an expandable frame
AssigneeMarywood University
InventorsWilliam Kevin Wyllie, Thomas Alexander Gongliewski
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Abstract
An architectural structure for constructing a variety of goods in a variety of configurations is provided. The architectural structure includes a plurality of paired slat-like members and a spine configured to hold the plurality of paired slat-like members in an expanded state. Each paired slat-like members includes joined upper ends, joined lower ends and an expandable central region joined to an adjacent paired slat-like members.
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An architectural structure comprising:
- a plurality of paired slat-like members wherein each paired slat-like members includes joined upper ends, joined lower ends and an expandable central region joined to an adjacent paired slat-like members;
- a spine configured to hold the plurality of paired slat-like members in an expanded state;
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- a panel assembly that includes:
- a bracket attached to one of the plurality of paired slat-like members, and
- a panel connected to the bracket.
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An architectural structure comprising:
- a plurality of sections, each section including a first elongate member and a second elongate member, and wherein the first and second elongate members are only connected to each other at their upper ends and lower ends, and wherein each section is connected to another section only about an expandable central region of the section;
- and
- a panel assembly that includes:
- a bracket attached to one of the plurality of sections, and
- a panel connected to the bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.