Structured arrays and elements for forming the same
First Claim
1. A plurality of structural members configured to be coupled together to form an array, each structural member comprising:
- a top portion having a plurality of top extending members spaced apart from one another; and
a bottom portion having a plurality of bottom extending members spaced apart from one another, the top extending members and bottom extending members being vertically offset from each other,wherein the top portion of each structural member is configured for coupling to the bottom portion of another structural member, and each top extending member of a structural member is configured to be coupled to a bottom extending member of another structural member,wherein the structural members have three top extending members and three bottom extending members, and the three top extending members are formed with a same height so that coupling of the plurality of structural members to one another results in a plurality of layers having a uniform height,wherein each of the plurality of top extending members has a first opening and each of the plurality of bottom extending members has a second opening, and a passageway extends between each first opening and a corresponding, offset second opening.
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Abstract
A plurality of structural members configured to be coupled together to form an array. Each structural member includes a top portion having a plurality of top extending members spaced apart from one another and a bottom portion having a plurality of bottom extending members spaced apart from one another. The top extending members and bottom extending members can be vertically offset from each other. The top portion of each structural member can be coupled to the bottom portion of another structural member, and each top extending member of a structural member can be coupled to a bottom extending member of another structural member.
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21 Claims
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1. A plurality of structural members configured to be coupled together to form an array, each structural member comprising:
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a top portion having a plurality of top extending members spaced apart from one another; and a bottom portion having a plurality of bottom extending members spaced apart from one another, the top extending members and bottom extending members being vertically offset from each other, wherein the top portion of each structural member is configured for coupling to the bottom portion of another structural member, and each top extending member of a structural member is configured to be coupled to a bottom extending member of another structural member, wherein the structural members have three top extending members and three bottom extending members, and the three top extending members are formed with a same height so that coupling of the plurality of structural members to one another results in a plurality of layers having a uniform height, wherein each of the plurality of top extending members has a first opening and each of the plurality of bottom extending members has a second opening, and a passageway extends between each first opening and a corresponding, offset second opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A plurality of structural members configured to be coupled together to form an array, each structural member comprising:
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a top face having three first joining members arranged such that a plurality of centerpoints of the first joining members collectively define a first equilateral triangle in a first plane; and a bottom face having three second joining members such that a plurality of center points of the second joining members collectively define a second equilateral triangle in a second plane that is generally parallel to the first plane; wherein at least some of the first joining members of the structural members are configured to mate with at least some of the second joining members of other structural members to couple the plurality of structural members together, wherein the first and second equilateral triangles are offset from one another along a central axis of the structural member by an angle of about 60 degrees. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An omni-extensible array of structural elements comprising:
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a first layer of a plurality of structural elements; and a second layer of a plurality of structural elements, wherein the structural elements comprise; a top face having three first joining members arranged such that a plurality of centerpoints of the first joining members collectively define a first equilateral triangle in a first plane; and a bottom face having three second joining members such that a plurality of center points of the second joining members collectively define a second equilateral triangle in a second plane that is generally parallel to the first plane; wherein at least some of the first joining members are configured to mate with at least some of the second joining members to couple the first layer of structural elements to the second layer of structural elements, wherein the first equilateral triangle is larger than the second equilateral triangle. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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