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US 10,125,504 B1Granted
Gridlocked unfurlable platform and related methods
OwnerAdrian Alleninventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a rollable platform that may be unfurled in any orientation over exposed floor or ceiling joists. The platform may be constructed of a specific arrangement of support surface panels and underside joint panels to give the platform both (a) rigidity in a direction that is normal to the support surface via gridlock between the support surface panels and (b) foldability and/or rollability in a direction that is normal to the underside joint panels due to hinged interconnection.
Claims3
A gridlocking unfurlable platform comprising:
- at least first and second support surface panels, each said support surface panel having a surface barrel;
- at least first and second underside joint panels, each said joint panel having both a joint barrel and a joint knuckle;
- at least first and second hinge pins, where the first hinge pin is strung through the barrel of the first support surface panel and the joint knuckle of the first joint panel and where the second hinge pin is strung through the barrel of the second support surface panel, the joint knuckle of the second joint panel and the joint barrel of the first joint panel;
- wherein the at least first and second support surface panels define a structural support surface that gridlocks;
- wherein the at least first and second joint panels define a joint surface that furls;
- and
- wherein, in an unfurled configuration, the platform is configured to span a space located between two underlying support structures.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.