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US 11,981,109 B2Granted
Hybrid structure having suspension quality
AssigneeTetro Ltd.
InventorIlan Ben Meir
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a hybrid structure having suspension quality, comprises a core member having an outer surface, a reducible-volume layer associated with the outer surface of the core member and having a reducible volume at least at a number of regions thereof, and a covering layer having an exterior and an interior surface and connected to the core member via the reducible-volume layer by a connection arrangement.
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A hybrid structure having suspension quality, the hybrid structure comprising:
- a core member having an outer surface;
- a covering layer having an external surface and an internal surface, wherein the core member has a compressibility higher than that of the covering layer and a flexural modulus lower than that the covering layer;
- a plurality of bumps protruding from at least one of the outer surface of the core member and the internal surface of the covering layer at least along a portion thereof, the plurality of bumps having spacings therebetween;
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- a connection arrangement fixedly connecting the covering layer to the core member so as to create a plurality of gaps between the internal surface of the covering layer and the outer surface of the core member, the plurality of gaps being defined by said spacings, the covering layer being configured to flex inwardly into the plurality of gaps upon application of a force at the external surface of the covering layer at positions thereof corresponding to the plurality of gaps, and to flex back when the force is removed, thereby providing the structure with the suspension quality.
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A hybrid structure having a suspension quality, the hybrid structure comprising:
- a core member having a first flexural modulus and a first compressibility and having an outer surface;
- a reduceable-volume layer associated with the outer surface of the core member and having a reduceable volume at least at a number of regions thereof;
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- a covering layer connected to the core member via the reduceable-volume layer and having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the covering layer having a second compressibility lower than the first compressibility and a second flexural modulus higher than the first flexural modulus, the covering layer being made of a material and having a thickness between interior and exterior surfaces that areas thereof overlying the reduceable volume are capable of flexing into the reduceable volume when a flexing force is applied to one or more areas, while maintaining the thickness of the covering layer at least at said one or more area, and flexing back when the flexing force is released, thereby providing the suspension quality to the hybrid structure.
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A hybrid structure having suspension quality, the hybrid structure comprising:
- a core member and having an outer surface;
- a reduceable-volume layer associated with the outer surface of the core member and having a reduceable volume at least at a number of regions thereof;
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- a covering layer connected by a connection arrangement to the core member through the reduceable-volume layer and having an exterior and an interior surface, the covering layer being made of such material and having such thickness between said interior and exterior surfaces that areas thereof overlying the reduceable volume are capable of flexing into the reduceable volume, when a flexing force is applied to such area, while maintaining the thickness of the covering layer at least at said area, and flexing back when the flexing force is released, thereby providing the suspension quality to the hybrid structure,
- wherein the connection arrangement comprises a plurality of connecting elements associated with the covering layer and securely engaging the corresponding connection elements of the core member, at least some of the connecting elements being located at the areas of the covering layer having the reduceable volume thereunder and the corresponding connection elements have this volume thereabove.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.