TRUNCATED ICOSAHEDRA ASSEMBLIES
First Claim
1. An assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of structural elements, wherein each structural element includes first and second hexagonal portions and first and second pentagonal portions,wherein the first and second hexagonal portions of each structural element are coupled together at a first edge of the first hexagonal portion and a second edge of the second hexagonal portion,wherein the first and second pentagonal portions of each structural element are spaced relative to each other by the first and second hexagonal portions,wherein the first pentagonal portion of each structural element is coupled to the first and second hexagonal portions adjacent the first edge of the first hexagonal portion and the second edge of the second hexagonal portion,wherein the second pentagonal portion of each structural element is coupled to the first and second hexagonal portions adjacent the first edge of the first hexagonal portion and the second edge of the second hexagonal portion, andwherein the structural elements are configured such that the structural elements can be coupled together in a truncated icosahedral configuration.
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Abstract
A truncated icosahedron assembly can include a plurality of structural elements coupled together in a truncated icosahedral configuration. Each structural element can include first and second hexagonal portions and first and second pentagonal portions. The hexagonal portions of each structural element can be coupled together at a first edge of the first hexagonal portion and a second edge of the second hexagonal portion. The pentagonal portions of each structural element can be spaced relative to each other by the first and second hexagonal portions. The first pentagonal portion of each structural element can be coupled to the hexagonal portions adjacent the first edge of the first hexagonal portion and the second edge of the second hexagonal portion. The second pentagonal portion of each structural element can be coupled to the hexagonal portions adjacent the first edge of the first hexagonal portion and the second edge of the second hexagonal portion.
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20 Claims
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1. An assembly, comprising:
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a plurality of structural elements, wherein each structural element includes first and second hexagonal portions and first and second pentagonal portions, wherein the first and second hexagonal portions of each structural element are coupled together at a first edge of the first hexagonal portion and a second edge of the second hexagonal portion, wherein the first and second pentagonal portions of each structural element are spaced relative to each other by the first and second hexagonal portions, wherein the first pentagonal portion of each structural element is coupled to the first and second hexagonal portions adjacent the first edge of the first hexagonal portion and the second edge of the second hexagonal portion, wherein the second pentagonal portion of each structural element is coupled to the first and second hexagonal portions adjacent the first edge of the first hexagonal portion and the second edge of the second hexagonal portion, and wherein the structural elements are configured such that the structural elements can be coupled together in a truncated icosahedral configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An assembly, comprising:
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a first structural member and a second structural member, wherein the first and second structural members each include a plurality of structural elements coupled together in a truncated icosahedral configuration; and a connecting member coupled to and extending between the first and second structural members. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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