Tower structure

摘要

A tower structure including a central, vertical mast and a plurality of tensioned elongate elements arranged to support the mast against buckling, the plurality of tensioned elements together defining a generally hyperboloid structure and including a first plurality of elongate elements which define a multiplicity of junctions therebetween, a second plurality of junction-to-mast joining elongate elements which join at least some of the multiplicity of junctions to the central, vertical mast; and a third plurality of junction-to-junction joining elongate elements which are connected at a plurality of mutually spaced fixed locations therealong to the at least some of the multiplicity of junctions.

主权项

1. A tower structure comprising:
a central, vertical mast; and a plurality of tensioned elongate elements arranged to support said mast against buckling, said plurality of tensioned elements together defining a generally hyperboloid structure and including:
a first plurality of elongate elements which define a multiplicity of junctions therebetween;a second plurality of junction-to-mast joining elongate elements which join at least some of said multiplicity of junctions to said central, vertical mast; anda third plurality of junction-to-junction joining elongate elements which are connected at a plurality of mutually spaced fixed locations therealong to said at least some of said multiplicity of junctions; and further comprising a ring truss structure; wherein said ring truss structure houses a restaurant facility, said restaurant facility having a ring configuration and extending generally in a circle through 360 degrees in a plane perpendicular to said mast, said ring configuration providing both interior facing and exterior facing views.