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US 2026/0094539 A1Published application
Tensegrity Structure Components Thereof
OwnerMichael Oleoninventor
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Abstract
The invention introduces a novel method for constructing tensegrity structures using unique connection members equipped with multiple receiving sockets and anchoring components, streamlining the assembly process. This design emphasizes secure junctions, versatile configurations, tool-free assembly and disassembly, and varying prestress of tensile spans, especially in irregular tensegrity forms.
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A tensegrity structure comprising of:
- a compression member having a central axis;
- a tensile member including an anchor;
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- a connection node comprising a plurality of sockets, the connection node attached to an end of the compression member, wherein the plurality of sockets is evenly distributed across a first surface of the connection node around a first geometric plane orthogonal to the central axis of the compression member, wherein each of the plurality of sockets is configured to receive the anchor, wherein each of the plurality of sockets includes curvature in a second geometric plane orthogonal to the first surface.
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A connection node for a tensegrity structure, the connection node comprising:
- a first surface;
- a second surface contiguous with the first surface;
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- a socket to receive an end of a tensile member and enable the tensile member to couple to the connection node via an interference fit, wherein the socket includes a first portion having a first width and a second portion having a second width greater than the first width, the first portion of the socket defined in the first surface and the second surface, the second portion of the socket defined in the first surface and not the second surface, wherein the first width and the second width is measurable in a geometric plane parallel to the first surface.
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A connection node comprising:
- a first surface;
- a second surface contiguous with the first surface;
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- a socket to receive an end of a tensile member and enable the tensile member to couple to the connection node via an interference fit, wherein the socket includes a first portion having a first width and a second portion having a second width greater than the first width, the first portion of the socket defined in the first surface and the second surface, the second portion of the socket defined in the first surface and not the second surface, wherein the second portion of the socket includes curvature in a geometric plane orthogonal to a central axis of the connection node, and wherein ends of the second portion of the socket bend towards the first portion of the socket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.