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Abstract
An adjustable structure (1) comprising a first structural layer (10) defined by a first array of extendable and/or retractable rods or beams (11, 11a, 11b) pivotally connected to each other at their ends and a second structural layer (20) connected to the first structural layer (10) and defined by a second array of extendable and/or retractable rods or beams (21, 21a, 21 b) pivotally connected to each other at their ends, wherein at least a portion of the second layer (20) is outside the volume defined by the first structural layer (10) and the extendable and/or retractable rods or beams in the second arrayare more densely packed than the extendable and/or retractable rods or beams in the first array.
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78 Claims
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1-37. -37. (canceled)
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38. A beam connector comprising a barrel, a line and a tension adjustor, wherein a portion of the line is held within the barrel and adjustable therealong by the tension adjustor.
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39-60. -60. (canceled)
- 61. An adjustable structure comprising an array of beams pivotally connected together by one or more tension joints that comprise two or more entwined or intertwined lines connected to adjacent beam ends, wherein at least one of the lines is adjustably connected to at least one beam by a tension adjustor.
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78. An adjustable structure comprising an array of beams pivotally connected together by one or more tension joints including three or more lines formed integrally or bonded together at one of their ends and connected to a respective beam end at the other of their ends, wherein at least one of the lines is adjustably connected to at least one beam by a tension adjustor.
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