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US 11,332,922 B2Granted
Jointed member
OwnerGeorge E. Kochanowskiinventor
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Abstract
A jointed member may include a first elongate section having a surface defining a first oblong opening, a second elongate section having a surface defining a second oblong opening, and a fastener passing through the first oblong opening and the second opening to connect the first elongate section and the second elongate section, where the first oblong opening and the second oblong opening move relative each other and the fastener as the jointed member transitions from a first predetermined state towards a second predetermined state.
Claims7
A reversibly foldable structure comprising:
- a first longitudinal member;
- a second longitudinal member;
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- a jointed member located between the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member, where the jointed member includes a first elongate section having a surface defining a first oblong opening, a second elongate section having a surface defining a second oblong opening, and a fastener passing through the first oblong opening and the second opening to connect the first elongate section and the second elongate section, where the first oblong opening and the second oblong opening move relative each other and the fastener as the jointed member transitions from a first predetermined state having a minimum overlap of the first oblong opening and the second oblong opening towards a second predetermined state having a maximum overlap of the first oblong opening and the second oblong opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.