Patent ID: 9163402
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. A suspended architectural structure comprising: a plurality of fins, wherein each one of said plurality of fins includes a plurality of attachment points; a rib frame configured to couple with a primary support structure, wherein said rib frame includes a plurality of fin slots, wherein said plurality of fins comprises one or more primary fins and a plurality of secondary fins, wherein said plurality of attachment points is coupled to said plurality of fin slots with one or more fasteners, wherein said rib frame is configured as a u-shaped channel, and wherein at least one of said plurality of fin slots comprises an orifice in a bottom wall of said u-shaped channel; and one or more lateral rib members coupled to said rib frame, wherein each one of said one or more lateral rib members includes a second plurality of fin slots, wherein said plurality of attachment points is coupled to said second plurality of fin slots with one or more fasteners, wherein each one of said one or more lateral rib members is configured as a u-shaped channel, and wherein at least one of said second plurality of fin slots comprises an orifice in a bottom wall of said u-shaped channel of said one or more lateral rib members, wherein each one of said one or more primary fins is coupled longitudinally to one of said one or more lateral rib members, wherein said plurality of secondary fins is substantially fanned across said one or more primary fins in a decorative manner.