Patent ID: 8347561
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: E04B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A geodesic structure, comprising a plurality of struts, a plurality of hubs interconnecting said struts to form a geodesic dome, said geodesic dome having a plurality of different distances between adjacent hubs, said plurality of struts having equal lengths, each strut being an elongated member having two opposite ends, said hubs each having a center and a plurality of strut connectors thereon, each strut connector spaced out from said center by a predetermined radial spacing, at least some of said hubs, called special hubs, having their plurality of strut connectors positioned at different radial spacings from the center of each special hub, the ends of said plurality of struts being attached to a corresponding plurality of said strut connectors on each of said hubs, the ends of said plurality of struts that are connected to said special hubs being positioned at different radial spacings from the centers of said hubs, whereby said struts have equal lengths even though said geodesic dome has a plurality of different distances between adjacent hubs.