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United States Patent | 4,873,810 |
Lecaroz | October 17, 1989 |
The invention relates to the construction of a self-supporting body of cellular structure, great rigidity, and capable of withstanding stresses exerting in all directions, either separately or together, of withstanding impacts, pressure, shock waves, acoustical and thermal phenomena, and using free volumes as assemblies having different characteristics or as shock absorbing means. The invention also provides the possibility of varying the weight of said body by being filled with various fluids which may be static or flowing, which may be at various different pressures, and which may contain specialized agents on a permanent basis or which may be put into action under certain constraints of pressure, temperature, etc.
Inventors: | Lecaroz; Jean (92100 Boulogne, FR) |
Appl. No.: | 07/072,241 |
Filed: | May 12, 1987 |
PCT Filed: | September 23, 1985 |
PCT No.: | PCT/FR85/00259 |
371 Date: | July 06, 1987 |
102(e) Date: | July 06, 1987 |
PCT Pub. No.: | WO87/01789 |
PCT Pub. Date: | March 26, 1987 |
Current U.S. Class: | 52/575 ; 109/1S; 109/80; 428/117; 52/574; 52/793.1; 52/794.1; 52/DIG.10 |
Current International Class: | E04B 1/48 (20060101); E04B 1/342 (20060101); E04B 1/32 (20060101); E04B 001/62 () |
Field of Search: | 52/575,574,806,807,808,809,DIG.10,668 428/117,542,116,118,73,593,911 109/1S,80,82,84 |
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