Segmented Surface Element and Rigidizer and Uses Thereof
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Abstract
The invention provides a segmented surface 10 having a series of elements 12 hingedly attached to each other, the hinges 14 enabling the elements 12 to be rolled into a compact array and to be rotated and extended vis-a-vis adjacent elements 12 to ascribe predetermined angles therebetween, and comprising additional elements 18, each additional element 18 being hingedly attached to the hinge 14 of a pair of adjacent surface elements 12, wherein the hinges 14 enable the additional element 18 to be rotated vis-a-vis a commonly hinged surface element to ascribe an angle of between 10° and 350° relative thereto.
Claims30
A segmented, weight-supporting surface having a series of elements hingedly attached to each other, said hinges enabling said elements to be rolled into a compact array and to be rotated and extended vis-à-vis adjacent elements to ascribe predetermined angles therebetween, and comprising additional elements, each additional element being hingedly attached to the hinge of a pair of adjacent surface elements, wherein said hinges enable said additional element to be rotated vis-à-vis a commonly hinged surface element to ascribe an angle of between 10° and 350° relative thereto.
A segmented surface having a series of elements hingedly attached to each other, said hinges enabling said elements to be rolled into a compact array and to be rotated and extended vis-à-vis adjacent elements to ascribe predetermined angles therebetween, and comprising additional elements, each additional element being hingedly attached to the hinge of a pair of adjacent surface elements, wherein said hinges enable said additional element to be rotated vis-à-vis a commonly hinged surface element to ascribe an angle of between 10° and 350° relative thereto whenever used to form a surface of an enclosure.
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