US3292313A
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Tensile system of building construction
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-07-17
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Granted: 1966-12-20
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Expires: 1982-07-17
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Clive E Entwistle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 03:51
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/35; E04B1/3522; E04B1/34; E04B1/3404
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A BUILDING STRUCTURE COMPRISING: (A) A VERTICALLY EXTENDING SPINE ADAPTED TO TAKE ALL VERTICAL AND COMPRESSIVE LOADS OF THE STRUCTURE, (B) A HORIZONTAL PLATFORM SUPPORTED ON SAID SPINE ADJACENT THE UPPER END THEREOF, (C) A GRID SURROUNDING SAID SPINE AND CONSTITUTED BY AN ARRAY OF TENSILE CABLES EXTENDING VERTICALLY FROM THE EDGE OF SAID PLATFORM TO ANCHOR POINTS IN THE GROUND, THE AREA BETWEEN SAID GRID AND SAID SPINE DEFINING THE BUILDING SPACE, (D) A SERIES OF FLOORS WITHIN SAID SPACE SUPPORTED BY SAID SPINE AND SAID CABLES, EACH FLOOR BEING FORMED BY A GROUP OF BAY UNITS WHICH ARE SECURED TO EACH OTHER TO DEFINE A MULTIPLE-BAY FLOOR WHICH SURROUNDS SAID SPINE AND WHICH OCCUPIES THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID SPINE AND SAID CABLES, AND (F) MEANS CONNECTING EACH MULTIPLE-BAY FLOOR TO SAID CABLES AND SAID SPINE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
A BUILDING STRUCTURE COMPRISING: (A) A VERTICALLY EXTENDING SPINE ADAPTED TO TAKE ALL VERTICAL AND COMPRESSIVE LOADS OF THE STRUCTURE, (B) A HORIZONTAL PLATFORM SUPPORTED ON SAID SPINE ADJACENT THE UPPER END THEREOF, (C) A GRID SURROUNDING SAID SPINE AND CONSTITUTED BY AN ARRAY OF TENSILE CABLES EXTENDING VERTICALLY FROM THE EDGE OF SAID PLATFORM TO ANCHOR POINTS IN THE GROUND, THE AREA BETWEEN SAID GRID AND SAID SPINE DEFINING THE BUILDING SPACE, (D) A SERIES OF FLOORS WITHIN SAID SPACE SUPPORTED BY SAID SPINE AND SAID CABLES, EACH FLOOR BEING FORMED BY A GROUP OF BAY UNITS WHICH ARE SECURED TO EACH OTHER TO DEFINE A MULTIPLE-BAY FLOOR WHICH SURROUNDS SAID SPINE AND WHICH OCCUPIES THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID SPINE AND SAID CABLES, AND (F) MEANS CONNECTING EACH MULTIPLE-BAY FLOOR TO SAID CABLES AND SAID SPINE.
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