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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2015
University of North Carolina AT Charlotte, Charlotte, NC (US);
Stuart T. Smith, Charlotte, NC (US);
Stephen C. Howard, Charlotte, NC (US);
THE 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 pins and coupling pins for connecting the modular blocks to one another. A modular block comprises a first face having one or more first apertures for receiving fastening pins and an adjacent second face having one or more second apertures for receiving coupling pins. A fastening pin comprises a sidewall aperture for receiving a coupling pin.