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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2014
University of North Carolina AT Charlotte, Charlotte, NC (US);
Stuart T. Smith, Charlotte, NC (US);
Stephen C. Howard, Charlotte, NC (US);
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, kits for constructing an apparatus are described herein which, in some embodiments, can demonstrate desirable modularity, adjustability, and reconfigurability. A kit for constructing an apparatus described herein comprises a plurality of modular blocks and fastening sleeves, sleeve pins and coupling pins for connecting the modular blocks to one another. A modular block comprises a series of first apertures for receiving one or more of the fastening sleeves and series of second apertures for receiving the sleeve pins to secure the fastening sleeves in the first apertures, wherein the second apertures intersect the first apertures.