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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2016
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Julian Jose Rimoli, Smyrna, GA (US);
Claudio V. Di Leo, Atlanta, GA (US);
Christine A. Gebara, Houston, TX (US);
Juan D. Lavirgen, Buenos Aires, AR;
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
In a joint () for a structure that includes at least one rod () and a plurality of cables (), each cable () having an outside diameter, a rod end () is affixable to the rod () so that the rod has a rod () centerline that passes through the rod end (). The rod end () includes a mechanism () that allows the rod end () to pivot about a center point that is on the rod centerline. A cable attachment device () is couplable to each cable () and to the rod end (). The cable attachment device () holds each cable () coupled thereto in a relationship to the rod end () so that each cable () has a cable centerline that intersects the center point so as to minimize any moments from the rod () or the cables () on the joint ().