EP3433441A4 - Modular dome-like structure and voussoirs and keystone used to construct the dome-like structure - Google Patents

Modular dome-like structure and voussoirs and keystone used to construct the dome-like structure Download PDF

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EP3433441A4
EP3433441A4 EP17769218.3A EP17769218A EP3433441A4 EP 3433441 A4 EP3433441 A4 EP 3433441A4 EP 17769218 A EP17769218 A EP 17769218A EP 3433441 A4 EP3433441 A4 EP 3433441A4
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dome
voussoirs
keystone
construct
modular
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EP3433441A1 (en
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James Joseph Drew
Arley Stephen DREW
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Lock-Block Ltd
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/32—Arched structures; Vaulted structures; Folded structures
    • E04B1/3211—Structures with a vertical rotation axis or the like, e.g. semi-spherical structures
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H1/00—Buildings or groups of buildings for dwelling or office purposes; General layout, e.g. modular co-ordination or staggered storeys
    • E04H1/12—Small buildings or other erections for limited occupation, erected in the open air or arranged in buildings, e.g. kiosks, waiting shelters for bus stops or for filling stations, roofs for railway platforms, watchmen's huts or dressing cubicles
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H9/00—Buildings, groups of buildings or shelters adapted to withstand or provide protection against abnormal external influences, e.g. war-like action, earthquake or extreme climate
    • E04H9/04—Buildings, groups of buildings or shelters adapted to withstand or provide protection against abnormal external influences, e.g. war-like action, earthquake or extreme climate against air-raid or other war-like actions
    • E04H9/10—Independent shelters; Arrangement of independent splinter-proof walls
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H9/00—Buildings, groups of buildings or shelters adapted to withstand or provide protection against abnormal external influences, e.g. war-like action, earthquake or extreme climate
    • E04H9/14—Buildings, groups of buildings or shelters adapted to withstand or provide protection against abnormal external influences, e.g. war-like action, earthquake or extreme climate against other dangerous influences, e.g. tornadoes, floods
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/32—Arched structures; Vaulted structures; Folded structures
    • E04B2001/327—Arched structures; Vaulted structures; Folded structures comprised of a number of panels or blocs connected together forming a self-supporting structure
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/32—Arched structures; Vaulted structures; Folded structures
    • E04B2001/327—Arched structures; Vaulted structures; Folded structures comprised of a number of panels or blocs connected together forming a self-supporting structure
    • E04B2001/3276—Panel connection details
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/35—Extraordinary methods of construction, e.g. lift-slab, jack-block
    • E04B2001/3583—Extraordinary methods of construction, e.g. lift-slab, jack-block using permanent tensioning means, e.g. cables or rods, to assemble or rigidify structures (not pre- or poststressing concrete), e.g. by tying them around the structure

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  • Emergency Management (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Tents Or Canopies (AREA)
  • Accommodation For Nursing Or Treatment Tables (AREA)
  • Respiratory Apparatuses And Protective Means (AREA)
EP17769218.3A 2016-03-22 2017-03-22 Modular dome-like structure and voussoirs and keystone used to construct the dome-like structure Pending EP3433441A4 (en)

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US201662311900P 2016-03-22 2016-03-22
PCT/CA2017/050366 WO2017161455A1 (en) 2016-03-22 2017-03-22 Modular dome-like structure and voussoirs and keystone used to construct the dome-like structure

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EP3433441A1 EP3433441A1 (en) 2019-01-30
EP3433441A4 true EP3433441A4 (en) 2019-12-04

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EP (1) EP3433441A4 (en)
CA (1) CA3018571A1 (en)
MX (1) MX2018011573A (en)
WO (1) WO2017161455A1 (en)

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GB2593254A (en) * 2020-11-19 2021-09-22 Rolls Royce Plc A method of manufacturing a dome and a dome manufactured using the method
US11885114B2 (en) * 2020-12-21 2024-01-30 Shereef Bishay Polar zonohedron building system constructed using precast cement panels with interlocking system

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US2752631A (en) * 1952-07-18 1956-07-03 Robert H Wendt Combined snow shovels and snow molds
US2958918A (en) * 1956-08-01 1960-11-08 James C A Macmillan Mold and method for making a dome structure
FR2172870A1 (en) * 1972-02-24 1973-10-05 Giraudet Bernard Housing structure - of expanded polystyrene elements
US20030159370A1 (en) * 2002-02-25 2003-08-28 Drew James Joseph Arched structures and method for the construction of same
KR101477257B1 (en) * 2012-05-23 2014-12-29 허준 Side manufacturing machine of block for prefabricated house

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US5170599A (en) * 1991-03-26 1992-12-15 Dome Corporation Of America Dome building structure
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US2752631A (en) * 1952-07-18 1956-07-03 Robert H Wendt Combined snow shovels and snow molds
US2958918A (en) * 1956-08-01 1960-11-08 James C A Macmillan Mold and method for making a dome structure
FR2172870A1 (en) * 1972-02-24 1973-10-05 Giraudet Bernard Housing structure - of expanded polystyrene elements
US20030159370A1 (en) * 2002-02-25 2003-08-28 Drew James Joseph Arched structures and method for the construction of same
KR101477257B1 (en) * 2012-05-23 2014-12-29 허준 Side manufacturing machine of block for prefabricated house

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EP3433441A1 (en) 2019-01-30

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