Cell structure of interconnected polyhedrons in panels,beams and other structural components

Abstract

Abstract A cell structure and method of fabricating the same. Cell structures embodying the invention may be used to fabricate panels, beams, and like components having utility in a great number of environments such as in the construction of side, floor and ceiling walls of a building and of material-handling pallets. Any such panel or beam structure comprises a plurality of sub-components or segments each constituted of a number of cells with all of the segments each constituted of a number of cells, with all of the segments forming any such panel or beaming connected one with another so as to define a panel or beam having the desired dimensions. Each such segments includes a plurality of cells in the form of substantially, closed polyhedrons hingedly connected one with another in a string-like succession thereof; and each such string of polyhedrons is fabricated by scoring a continuous web of flat paper of paper-like material which is then folded along the score lines into a continuous string of interconnected polyhedrons. The folded web is then adhesively or otherwise constrains in the fold condition thereof to maintain the string-like succession of interconnected polyhedrons.

Inventors

• 👤 G Tranquillitsky

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