Deformable hybrid rigid structure vessels
AssigneeTimothy B. Higginson
InventorTimothy B. Higginson
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Abstract
A container vessel is described that includes a resiliently deformable wall having a surface area where a majority of the surface area is occupied by a plurality of rigid panes connected by a resilient flexible membrane so that the wall is capable of recovering to an original shape after substantial deformation in either or both a vertical dimension and a horizontal dimension by the application of external pressure and. The primary structural components include: a matrix of rigid panes, each of which is separated by, and connected by, a resilient flexible frame.
Claims13
A container vessel comprising a resiliently deformable wall having a surface area where a majority of the surface area is occupied by a plurality of rigid panes connected by a resilient continuous flexible interstitial material,
- wherein the plurality of rigid panes are arranged as a matrix comprising multiple rows and multiple columns of the rigid panes,
- wherein individual rigid panes, of the matrix, are separated by and connected to the resilient continuous flexible interstitial material, and
- wherein the container vessel is resiliently arranged to:
- deform, during application of an external force to the resiliently deformable wall, from a non-collapsed shape to a collapsed shape, and
- resiliently return, upon removal of the external force to the resiliently deformable wall, from the collapsed shape to the non-collapsed shape.
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