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A structural element which is particularly suited for use in accommodating torsional displacement while carrying various axial, transverse, and flexural loads. The structural element is of a multi-component construction which includes at least one elongated tube-like thin wall member having a pair o

A structural element which is particularly suited for use in accommodating torsional displacement while carrying various axial, transverse, and flexural loads. The structural element is of a multi-component construction which includes at least one elongated tube-like thin wall member having a pair of longitudinally-extending edges. The wall member is laterally engaged and constrained by one or more stabilizers which permit yielding relative motion between the edges when torque is applied.

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For use in providing an axially and flexurally stiff and torsionally resilient connection between adjacent structural members, a link comprising: at least one open section member having a predetermined transverse cross-sectional configuration at least partially encircling a longitudinal axis, said o

For use in providing an axially and flexurally stiff and torsionally resilient connection between adjacent structural members, a link comprising: at least one open section member having a predetermined transverse cross-sectional configuration at least partially encircling a longitudinal axis, said open section member having longitudinal edges separated from one another along said axis and having end edges at opposite ends thereof, mounting means at axially-spaced locations adjacent to opposite ends of said open section member for permitting torque to be applied thereto by said structural members, and means carried by said open section member intermediate its ends for stabilizing said transverse configuration of said open section member under various loads, said stabilizer means permitting said longitudinal edges to move relative to one another when torque is applied to said open section member about said axis by said structural members, said mounting means engaging said open section member with respect to its end edges and its longitudinal edges to permit said end edges to warp substantially freely with respect to a plane orthogonal to said axis during said torque application.