Abstract: Disclosed herein is an interlocking structure. Method(s) of making, assembling and/or using the structure are also disclosed. In accordance with least some embodiments, the structure includes: a frame; a plurality of first members arranged approximately parallel to each other and secured to the frame, each first member comprising a body, a plurality of slots and a plurality of raised teeth; a plurality of second members arranged approximately parallel to each other and secured to the frame, each second member comprising a body, a plurality of slots and, optionally, a plurality of raised teeth, wherein the slots of the first members correspond to and interlock with the slots of the second members such that the first and second members intersect; and a plurality of securing regions, each securing region comprising a raised tooth. The frame, at least one first member and/or at least one second member can comprise a carbon fiber composite material.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 14, 2014
Publication date:
August 20, 2015
Applicant:
SCHUNK GRAPHITE TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Inventors:
Alicia Faye Walters, William Scott Warwick, Jason Gahagan, Thorsten Scheibel