Fastener for arranging a framework with profiled elements curved along pseudo-geodesic curves
AssigneeEcole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees
InventorsOlivier BAVEREL, Romain MESNIL
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Abstract
A fastener for securing two profiled elements together, including two half-fasteners linked together by a link of the fixed pivot type allowing one half-fastener to pivot with respect to the other about a pivot axis, each half-fastener having a fixing member for fixing a profiled element which is inclined with respect to the pivot axis. This fastener makes it possible to form a gridshell by securing pseudo-geodesic longitudinal profiled elements to pseudo-geodesic transverse profiled elements.
Claims9
A fastener for securing two profiled elements to each other, comprising two half-fasteners connected to each other by a connection of the fixed pivot type enabling one half-fastener to pivot with respect to the other about a pivot axis, each half-fastener including a member for securing a profile element that is inclined with respect to the pivot axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.