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Sandwich cylindrical shell with spiraling truss core

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Multi-wall cylindrical structure, method of making such structure, and apparatus for carrying out such method
United States Patent 6955780

ABSTRACT: An elongated composite tube made up of an inner tube 42 and an outer tube 44 (see FIG. 3) with a plurality of elongated helical ribs disposed between the inner tube and the outer tube in a supporting relationship to both. A slinky like toy made from the composite tube is also disclosed, as is a method of making both.

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