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Dog gone no more
Zelda McClintock brought in the New Year in panic.JARROD WHITTAKER January 4, 2014 4:08am
Reunited: Zelda McClintock is relieved to have her Maltese-shih tzu, Cindy, back after she escaped from her Shepparton backyard on New Year's Eve.
Social media activity has reunited a north Shepparton owner with her dog after the pet escaped on New Year's Eve.
Zelda McClintock returned home from a fireworks show at Nathalia about 1.30
She believes Cindy may have escaped after being scared by fireworks.
''I didn't think you'd be able to hear the fireworks from my home,'' Ms McClintock said.
''But she must have dug her way out of the backyard.
''People think dogs are secure in the backyard, but they're escape artists.''
Cindy's departure had a big impact on the family — especially on Ms McClintock's daughter, 19.
''My daughter couldn't sleep because we didn't know if someone had stolen her or if she snuck out of the yard,'' Ms McClintock said.
The following day she posted Cindy's picture on two Shepparton animal welfare Facebook pages.
Page users shared her post 145 times.
That day someone responded to her post to say another Facebook user had posted a picture of a dog matching Cindy's description on his Facebook page.
''Within 15 minutes I saw his post.'' she said.
''The man who found my dog had just called the ranger who had just picked her up, she was at the pound.''
Cindy had been found wandering near Shepparton Golf Club on Rudd Rd.
''The good thing is my dog is microchipped and registered with the council,'' Ms McClintock said.
''I recommend the dogs should be microchipped and it's a good idea if they wear their council tags.''
Cindy was recovered about 4
She said next year Cindy would be secured inside to prevent a repeat of the ordeal.
A Greater Shepparton City Council spokeswoman said council rangers found one dog before midnight on New Year's Eve.
Another eight dogs were found between 2
''Five of these dogs were currently registered so owners were contacted and came and collected their dogs,'' she said.
''The other dogs not registered were reunited with their owners after they registered them.''
A further six people contacted the animal shelter about missing dogs — with three reunited with their owners.
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|Application number
|Publication date
|Feb 8, 2005
|Filing date
|Feb 10, 2003
|Priority date
|Feb 10, 2003
|Fee status
|Also published as
|Publication number
|Abdulmalik A. Alghamdi, Abobakr M. Radwan
|Original Assignee
|Saudi Arabian Oil Company
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (21), Referenced by (5), Classifications (9), Legal Events (3)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This invention relates to protective structures attached to marine facilities, such as docks, quays, off-shore gas and oil well drilling platforms and loading terminals, for absorbing potentially damaging impact forces from large vessels.
Large marine vessels, such as cargo ships and crude oil carriers, as well as supply barges and service ships, can inflict considerable impact damage to marine facilities in the event of an unexpected loss of power, or under storm or other adverse weather conditions. Various sacrificial impact-absorbing constructions have been proposed for use in these marine and off-shore environments. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,398,848 discloses a marine barrier of open tubular construction that is supported by deformable shock-absorbing members. However, the open network tubular frame construction is of metal pipes of various diameters, including those that are relatively small and having little impact energy dissipation capacity. The frame is not meant to be the principal energy absorbing element of the combined structure. There does not appear to be any suggestion that the pipes forming the barrier be filled with any material, or that the tubular barrier construction is to be destructively deformed in order to protect the supporting facility from impact with the vessel. Rather, a series of telescoping cylinders having an internal linking membrane and exterior collar function as axially pivoting shock absorber assemblies. An impact at one position along the horizontally-extending tubular barrier is transmitted to all of the absorbing elements to dissipate the force. The structure disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,398,848 has a limited capability for absorbing an impact that is severe enough to destructively deform the framework. In fact, if the frame members are deformed, the shock absorbing members may be disabled.
It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a sacrificial impact-absorbing structure and methods for its construction that can be secured to marine facilities to protect them from damaging impacts of large vessels.
It is another object of this invention to provide a protective structure for use in the marine environment that will undergo plastic deformation throughout its construction in order to provide the maximum energy absorption in the event of an impact by a marine vessel.
A further object of the invention is to provide an impact-absorbing structure that is reliable, relatively simple in design and economical to construct.
The above objects and other advantages are provided by the present invention in which a novel impact-absorbing barrier is constructed from a plurality of tubular members of uniform cross sectional configuration to provide a three-dimensional rectilinear structure. In a preferred embodiment, an individual unit of construction comprises tubular members of uniform length that form the framework of an open cube.
In yet a further preferred embodiment of the invention, one or more tubular cross members are installed diagonally within the three-dimensional rectilinear or cubic framework to receive and dissipate anticipated impact forces. The one or more diagonal reinforcing struts can extend from one corner of the face to an opposite diagonal corner that is in the same sidewall plane; or the strut can extend from one corner of the front face diagonally through the interior to a corner in the opposite face.
In a particularly preferred embodiment, the tubular members are of circular cross-section. Carbon steel pipes are readily available and inexpensive. Other commercially available shapes, such as square and rectilinear tubing, can also be used. However, a round pipe offers advantages in maximizing energy-absorbing capacity when plastically deformed under destructive impact.
The tubing can have an outside diameter of from about 6 inches to 15 inches (14 cm to 30 cm) and have a wall thickness of from about 0.125 inches to 0.5 inches (3 mm to 13 mm). The tubing can be fabricated from carbon steel or similar material. The tubing should be of a material that can be cut and easily welded to facilitate assembly of the deformable barrier.
In one preferred embodiment, the internal space defined by the interior of the tubes comprising the assembled structure is interconnected, that is, the interior space on one tube is in fluid communication with that of some or all of the tubes to which it is joined. The internal fluid communication of this configuration is provided by cutting openings in the tubes prior to, or during the assembly of the tubes.
One or more of the tubes are optionally filled with an impact-absorbing medium. The filler medium can be a rigid polymeric foam material, such as a polyurethane formaldehyde foam or other such material.
One or more of the tubes can also be filled with water and the tubes provided with pressure relief orifices that are closed by plugs that rupture or are released from their fitting when the increased pressure of an impact is transmitted through the essentially incompressible water. The number and size of the pressure relief orifices is predetermined in order to optimize the energy dissipation offered by the structure. Different members of the structure can have none, one or a plurality of orifices of varying size and pressure relief values so that they begin discharging water at different times following impact and the destructive, energy-dissipating crushing of the structure's framework. The wall of an empty tube can also be provided with one or more orifices to permit water to pass from an adjacent tube that is filled with water.
Submerged elements of the sacrificial impact-absorbing structure can be provided with small open ports to allow one or more of the tubes to fill with water that are submerged after installation on the facility to be protected. Rupture plugs and/or large pressure relief parts are optionally provided as described above.
In order to fill the tubes with an expandable rigid foam composition or with water, one or more filler ports are provided in the tubes at appropriate locations. In the embodiment where the interior of the tubes are not interconnected and in fluid communication with each other, selected tubes can be filled based on the predetermined direction(s) of probable maximum impact. For example, where a docking or tie-up platform is typically approached by barges or service ships from one direction, the impact zone and likely force vectors can be calculated, and from this information the corresponding force vectors transmitted to and through the impact-absorbing structure are determined. Thus, where the maximum impact force vector is normal to the protected facility, tubes parallel to that vector are filled with a supplemental energy-absorbing medium that will serve to further dissipate the energy of impact as the containing tube is crushed or otherwise plastically deformed.
The tubes can also be filled with a solid material such as wood. The wood can be in the form of new or used pilings, railroad ties or timber, or even smaller scraps or chips that are firmly packed into one or more of the tubes prior to assembly, but which will compress with resistance if the containing tube is deformed. A combination of rigid foam and unconsolidated wood filler material can be employed to minimize costs.
In order to facilitate the plastic deformation of the tubular members that have been predetermined to be generally aligned with the force vectors of potential maximum impact, these members can be formed of a tube having a lesser wall thickness than the tubes to which it is joined at right angles. Similarly, in the structure containing optional diagonal struts, the struts can have a wall thickness that is less than the members positioned normal to the anticipated force vectors.
In another preferred embodiment, reinforcing elements are utilized to strengthen the joint between an outside member and a member that extends in the same direction as the expected maximum force vector. The reinforcing elements serve to maintain the integrity of the welded joint so that the hull of a barge or ship will not be punctured by the end of a pipe that separates at a weld joint during an impact.
The improved structure of the invention can be attached to an offshore or other marine facility using conventional methods and hardware known to the art. Means of attachment include welding to steel supporting legs of off-shore drilling platforms, bolted bracket assemblies, steel cables, and the like.
The invention will be further described below and with reference to the attached drawings in which
The invention will be further described with reference to the attached drawings where
With reference to the exploded view of
It is also to be understood that selected tubes 12 in the unit structure 10 can be isolated and filled with different energy-absorbing materials, e.g., rigid foam, water, wood, and the like. In the embodiment illustrated in
With reference to
A marine facility installation of an impact-absorbing framework of the invention is illustrated in FIG. 4. In this installation, an elongated framework 40 similar to that of
With reference to
The following examples will further illustrate the methods and materials of construction in accordance with the present invention.
A three-dimensional unit impact-absorbing structure of the type illustrated in
An elongated three-dimensional sacrificial impact-absorbing structure of the type schematically illustrated in
As will be apparent from the above description of the invention and examples, various modifications and changes in construction methods and materials can be made to the structure without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims that follow.
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|Highway safety device
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|Marine cushioning unit
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|Vehicular impact absorption system
|Apr 28, 1977
|Jan 23, 1979
|Entreprise D'equipements Mecaniques Et Hydrauliques E.M.H.
|Means of protection against the shocks of ships coming alongside, particularly for platforms of the off-shore type
|Jul 27, 1979
|Jun 29, 1982
|Regal International, Inc.
|Marine landing structure with omni directional energy absorbing characteristics
|Dec 13, 1979
|Jun 29, 1982
|Halliburton Company
|Inflatable grout seal
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|Oct 5, 1982
|Energy Absorption Systems, Inc.
|Shear action and compression energy absorber
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|Aug 16, 1983
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|Marine energy cell
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|Jan 8, 1985
|Commissariat A L'energie Atomique
|Device for damping shocks caused by _moving heavy objects
|May 23, 1985
|Feb 24, 1987
|State Of Connecticut
|Stationary impact attenuation system
|Nov 7, 1988
|Nov 14, 1989
|Conoco Inc.
|Collision protecting system for TLP structures
|May 22, 1989
|Sep 25, 1990
|Exxon Production Research Company
|Well conductor support structure and method for using
|Jun 23, 1989
|Nov 6, 1990
|Halliburton Company
|Grout packer
|Dec 30, 1993
|Jan 2, 1996
|Shell Oil Company
|Method for improving the harmonic response of a compliant tower
|Jun 25, 1999
|Jan 30, 2001
|Randy C. Palmer
|Water craft and dock protector assembly
|Dec 17, 1997
|Aug 21, 2001
|Offshore Shuttle As
|Method and transporter for installation or removal of a jacket for an offshore platform
|Jul 9, 2001
|Nov 11, 2003
|Marathon Oil Company
|Rigid jacket of an offshore platform having a quadrapod structure
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|Filing date
|Publication date
|Jul 1, 2005
|Jul 8, 2008
|Saudi Arabian Oil Company
|Cubic marine impact-absorbing structure
|Jul 1, 2005
|Jan 4, 2007
|Saudi Arabian Oil Company
|Cubic marine impact-absorbing structure
|Jun 15, 2006
|Jan 16, 2013
|Cubic marine impact-absorbing structure
|Jun 15, 2006
|Jan 11, 2007
|Saudi Arabian Oil Company
|Cubic marine impact-absorbing structure
|Jun 15, 2006
|Oct 30, 2008
|Saudi Arabian Oil Co
|Cubic marine impact-absorbing structure
|U.S. Classification
|405/211, 405/212, 405/195.1
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Feb 10, 2003
Owner name: SAUDI ARABIA OIL COMPANY, SAUDI ARABIA
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Remember the administration was hammered over the messy rollout of the site, which was a central part of President Obama's signature legislation, the Affordable Care Act. Faced with a site that simply did not work for many users — just 26,794 people signed up for health care through the federal site during its first month — Obama promised it would be fixed for 80 percent of people by this weekend.
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|Apr 10, 2012
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|Oct 26, 2006
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|Oct 26, 2005
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|Lutz Biedermann, Wilfried Matthis, Jürgen Harms
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|Biedermann Motech Gmbh & Co. Kg
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (30), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (1), Classifications (19), Legal Events (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/730,587, filed Oct. 26, 2005, and claims priority from EP 05110043, filed Oct. 26, 2005, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to an implant for permanent or temporary incorporation into the human or animal body and a placeholder for vertebrae, an intervertebral disc replacement or a connecting rod for pedicle screw arrangements as well as a stabilization system made from these components.
In modern medicine, use of implants to replace parts of the human skeleton following illness, injury or age-related wear-phenomena is widespread. Thus, it is known, for example, in the case of spinal injury such as breaks or when parts of the spinal column are attacked by a tumour, corresponding vertebrae are replaced by placeholders. Such placeholders are described, for example, in European patent EP 0 268 115 B 1.
In a similar manner, intervertebral discs may be replaced by corresponding placeholders, such as described in DE 43 23 034 C1. These placeholders, which generally have a cylindrical tubular base structure, must essentially accommodate axial compressive forces in order to dissipate the forces that are borne by the spinal column. To this end, such placeholders must have adequate strength.
Additionally, a certain amount of flexibility in placeholders may be needed in order to provide movements of the spinal column, especially bending or twisting. For this purpose, prior art placeholders for vertebrae or intervertebral discs provide a combination of the two functionalities, namely strength on the one hand, especially in the axial compressive direction and mobility, and on the other hand, bendability about a rotary axis at right angles to the direction of axial load. Examples of this are DE 103 37 088 A1 and WO 2005/039454 A2. In the case of these placeholders, the central region between the ends, which serve the purpose of arrangement or attachment in adjacent tissue or adjacent vertebrae, has a flexible region, which is achieved either by corresponding elastic materials or by a corresponding structure of the placeholders. WO 2005/039454, for example, discloses a spiral-shaped circumferential slit, which imparts spring-like properties to the base body in the elastic central region.
WO 2005/039454 A2 further discloses that other implants, such as connecting rods for pedicle screw arrangements or similar stabilization systems, may have a certain flexibility derived from corresponding helical shapes, in addition to an ability to transmit forces.
Although these solutions yield very good results with regards the attainable flexibility, deficits concerning the strength and the extent of the axial compressive load that can be accommodated still exist.
Therefore a need for a placeholder that provides opposite functionalities is given. The functionalities comprise primarily flexibility and mobility. In addition, there must be a strength or load bearing capacity. Further, the implant, e.g. the placeholder should be simple to manufacture and should allow easy handling during surgery.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, an implant for permanent or temporary introduction into a human or animal body is provided that includes a base body having a load axis, along which primarily at least one of tensile and compressive forces are transmissible. The implant further includes at least one swivel joint formed in one piece with the base body, the at least one swivel joint has a rotary axis formed transversely to the load axis that facilitates at least limited bending of the base body about the rotary axis. The implant can be used as any one or a combination of a placeholder, an intervertebral disc replacement and a connecting rod for connecting pedicle screws.
Swivel joints are capable of transmitting loads, for example in the axial load direction, and facilitate bending by rotation about a rotary axis that defines the swivel joint. A film hinge can make the noted feature of a one piece swivel joint possible. A film hinge refers to a thin film region or ligament region or generally a wall region that is provided, which, through its dimensional design, facilitates a corresponding elasticity and thus rotational or swivelling motion. This flexibility is achieved by design even though the same rigid material is used.
In accordance with the invention, at least one such swivel joint is provided to facilitate tilting of the ends of the implant or bending thereof in at least in one direction. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, several swivel joints are provided, which are preferably arranged in different planes, especially along the principal load axis, as well as rotated about the principal load axis. Especially, a structure is preferred in which different rotary axes are offset alternating at 90° to each other in different planes, such that bending of the implant in every direction is ensured.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, an implant is provided having an essentially tubular base body that is built up from several discs or ring elements arranged one on top of the other, which are each connected to each other by correspondingly swivel joints or film hinges, but are otherwise spaced apart from each other, such that room for free movement is present during rotation about the corresponding swivel joint.
The swivel joints may be each arranged along the bisector of the individual ring or disc elements, while a cutout follows on both sides of the film hinge to provide the necessary room for movement.
The cutout between adjacent ring or disc elements, i.e. the spacing between these, can decrease from the swivel joint or film hinge such that there is only a slit-like space at the edging. This slit-like space defines on the one hand the possible tilting of adjacent disc or ring elements towards each other and, in the event of axial compression along the principal load axis of the implant, simultaneously defines the potential mutual contact surfaces, which can serve to dissipate load. Accordingly, in the event of axial compressive loads along the principal load axis, initially the swivel joint or film hinge can accommodate the load. Due to the disc or ring elements being connected to each other via the film hinges with the thickness of the disc or ring elements decreasing in the vicinity of the film hinges on account of the larger cutouts, further increase in axial loading can lead to elastic deformation or especially bending of the disc or ring elements until the slit-like space between the adjacent discs ring elements is completely closed. When the adjacent disc or ring elements in the region of the slit-like cutout are in contact, these edge contact areas also take on the function of load dissipation, such that corresponding strength is present even in the event of very high axial compressive loads. Simultaneously, however, on account of the micro-movement that is ensured by the slit-like cutouts both in the axial direction, e.g. by compression, and for rotation or bending at right angles to the principal load axis, overloading of the neighbouring segments is prevented and rapid on-growth of the end plates of a corresponding placeholder is facilitated, since the placeholder allows small movements, without tearing of the end plates occurring.
Correspondingly, connecting means are provided at the end disc or ring elements, which facilitate engagement with and in-growth into adjacent body parts or attachment of the implant to other implant components. For this purpose, serrations, blunted serrations, recesses, cutouts and the like are provided which are also particularly characterized by the fact that they can be adjusted readily to any desired length on account of their design.
The film hinges are preferably formed such that, starting from the outer circumferential wall of the tubular base body between the adjacent disc or ring elements, inward-running radial ligaments are provided that may additionally be connected to the corresponding disc or ring elements by lateral plate elements. Preferably, the ligaments or film hinges are not of a continuous design, but rather two opposing fillets are provided, which are spaced apart from each other in the central region, such that a continuous opening is created along the central axis, said opening capable of being designed differently in shape and structure, for example, a cloverleaf, a cross, and the like.
The material for the preferably one-piece-manufactured base body, i.e. especially the disc and ring elements or ligaments of the film hinges, may be selected from different materials. Especially, all biocompatible metals, metal alloys and polymers are suitable. Due to the structure of the base body, essentially very rigid materials may also be used, since the flexibility and mobility of the base body are provided by the design. Naturally, materials may also be used that have a certain degree of inherent elasticity and so as to provide certain degree of mobility and flexibility.
Further characteristics and features of the present invention are apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments using the enclosed drawings. The drawings show in purely schematic form:
The placeholder 1 has a generally cylindrical tubular base body, which is subdivided into six discs or ring elements 2 to 7 (referred to herein as ring elements), which are arranged on top of each other along the longitudinal axis L, which is simultaneously the primary load axis L. On the outwardly projecting ends of the two end ring elements 2 and 7 are connecting elements 8 to 10, which are formed from blunted serrations 8, diamond-like cut outs or triangular cutouts 9 and triangular recesses 10 between the blunted serrations 8. These connecting elements 8 to 10 serve to engage and grow together with adjacent tissue, cartilage or vertebrae. With the connecting elements 8 to 10, a secure arrangement of the placeholder 1 in the spinal column is ensured.
Between each of the disc or ring elements 2 to 7 are provided two ligaments extending radially from the outside to the inside, said ligaments forming the film hinges 11 to 15. The ligaments forming the film hinges 11 to 15 do not extend completely as far as the central axis, which is parallel to or identical with the load axis L, but rather are spaced apart from each other in the interior region, such that a continuous longitudinal opening is provided between the ligaments, as will be explained in the following. Alternatively, the ligaments may also be restricted to a width corresponding to the wall thickness of the base body or of the disc or ring elements 2 to 7.
Additionally, the film hinges are rotated alternating through 90°, such that the film hinge 11 is arranged at a right angle to the film hinge 12, while this in turn is arranged at right angle to the film hinge 13, etc.
The discs or ring elements 2 to 7 are each connected to one another only by the corresponding film hinges 11 to 15, which separate two semicircular cutouts 17, 18 between the corresponding discs or ring elements 2 to 7 from each other. In the region of the film hinges 11 to 15, the corresponding cutouts 17, 18 have a greater thickness in the direction of the principal load axis L than in regions farther away from the film hinges 11 to 15. Especially, the cutouts 17, 18 between the disc or ring elements 2 to 7 are divided into two parts, with the cross-section of the first part forming 17 a triangular cutout, which, starting from the fillets of the film hinges 11 to 15 having a large thickness, decreases in thickness in the direction of the principal load with increase in distance from the film hinges 11 to 15, and ultimately finishes as a thin slit forming the second part 18 between the disc or ring elements 2 to 7. The essentially triangular cross-sectional shape of the cutout 17 is optimised by rounded edges such that no stress peaks may occur.
The provision of the cutouts 17, 18 on both sides of the film hinges 11 to 15 facilitates tilting of the placeholder 1 through a rotary axis parallel to the ligaments of the film hinges 11 to 15, as indicated by the rotary axes D and the corresponding rotary arrows.
The 90° offset arrangement of the film hinges 11, 13 and 15 to the film hinges 12 and 14 allows the placeholder 1 to bend in every direction about the longitudinal axis L, with saggital tilting angles of up to 5° being achieved.
Two further embodiments of a placeholder 1′ and 1″ are shown in perspective views of
Along the longitudinal axis L of placeholder 1′, where primarily tensile and compressive forces are accommodated, placeholder 1′ has four disc or ring elements 2′, 3′, 4′, and 5′. These are connected to each other via swivel joints or film hinges 11, 12 and 13, with each of these forming rotary axes D at right angles to the load axis L.
Adjacent to the film hinges 11, 12 and 13, generally triangular cutouts 17 are provided on both sides of the ligaments of the film hinges 11 to 13, said cutouts tapering with increasing distance from film hinges 11 to 13 and finishing as thin slits 18.
At the ends of the placeholder 1′ in the direction of the load axis L, namely at disc or ring elements 2′ and 5′, connecting elements for connection to adjacent vertebrae, cartilage or tissue are provided, with, exactly as in the embodiment of
A further reduction of the crown at connecting elements is to be observed in placeholder 1″, which is shown in
In the embodiment shown in
Because as the ligaments of the film hinges 11 to 15 are attached only via the outer wall of the connected ring or disc elements, further cavities 20 to 23 are formed between the corresponding ligaments of the film hinges 11 to 15, said cavities also being continuous and parallel to the load axis, such that a cloverleaf-shaped cavity 19 to 23 is formed extending through placeholder 1″.
The ligaments are stabilized by the portion of the ligaments that extend radially inward from the outer wall of the disc or ring elements. Alternatively, the ligaments forming the film hinges 11 and 15 may however also be stabilized laterally by corresponding plates 16 (see
As is shown in
In the case of a bending load, as illustrated in
As shown from
The joints are formed by film hinges 120, which, for example, are formed by corresponding connecting ligament between the disc or ring elements 200, 300, 400, with the width of the ligaments 120 corresponding to the wall thickness of the disc or ring elements 200, 300, 400.
At the axial ends of the connecting rod 100 connecting pieces 80 are provided for accommodation of screw heads of pedicle screws, for example. In the embodiment shown in
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The Roots Recorded An Album With Elvis Costello
Late Night Visits Led To Collaboration
The Roots have announced the upcoming release of new collaborative album with Elvis Costello. Confirmed by bandleader Questlove in an interview with Billboard, the project came together as a result of Costello's frequent visits to Jimmy Fallon's Late Night program.
"It was really love at first sight," Questlove said of Costello, who joined the house band most recently in March to pay homage to the work of Bruce Springsteen. "The second time he came on, we surpassed the first one. So by the third time, he was like, 'Let's stop messing around and do something together.'"
Recording some 20 songs (with 12-14 to be chosen for the finalized cut), The Roots and Costello will soon return to the studio to mix and master the album with engineer/co-producer Steven Mandel.
Questlove also stated in the interview that The Roots will soon get to work & Then You Shoot Your Cousin, the follow-up to the band's 2011 LP Undun, with a release sometime in late 2013 or early 2014.
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