Structural dimple panel
OwnerBrian Hall Clarkinventor
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Abstract
A panel having one or more dimple layers connected together by one or more reinforcing layers engaging ends of dimples on the dimple layer to create a cavity between the layers. The connection of the dimple layer and reinforcing layers creates an integral structural panel that can be planar by having identical heights of the dimples on the dimple layer to create a planar panel (flat) or nonplanar (curved) by varying the heights of the dimples on the dimple layer or through planar spacing adjustment. The panel can be modified in various ways such as by choice of materials and/or geometries of the various layers and/or incorporation of additional structural features.
Claims28
A structural dimple panel, comprising:
- a dimple layer having a plurality of dimples at least one of said dimples having a passage therethrough extending from a first side of the dimple layer;
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- a reinforcing layer having openings therethrough comprising connection portions, said dimples penetrating at least some of said openings registering said layers, further including strand material routed through at least one of said passages and openings to mechanically interlock the layers.
A multilayer dimple panel, comprising:
- a first dimple layer having a plurality of first dimples extending from a first side thereof and a plurality of second dimples extending from a second side thereof, at least one of said first dimples and one of said second dimples having passages therethrough;
- a first reinforcing layer having openings therethrough comprising connection portions, said first dimples penetrating at least some of said openings registering said first dimple layer and said first reinforcing layer;
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- a second reinforcing layer having openings therethrough comprising connection portions, said second dimples penetrating at least some of said openings registering said first dimple layer and said second reinforcing layer, and further including strand material routed through at least one of said passages and one of said openings to mechanically interlock the layers.
A multilayer dimple panel comprising:
- a first dimple layer and a second dimple layer, each dimple layer having dimples with at least one dimple of each layer having a passage therethrough;
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- a reinforcing layer between said first and second dimple layers, said reinforcing layers having openings therethrough, the dimples of said first and second dimple layers penetrating said openings registering said layers, and further including strand material routed through at least one of said passages and one of said openings to mechanically interlock the layers.
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