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US 2013/0133288 A1Published application
Adaptive cover for sealing multiple objects having irregular shapes and method of using and manufacturing the same
AssigneeCloud Hidden Design LLC
InventorJames Alan Kaslik
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Abstract
Some embodiments include an adaptive cover for sealing multiple objects having irregular shapes. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are also disclosed.
Claims20
1) A cover configured to be detachably secured to multiple objects having irregular shapes, the cover comprising:
- a spheroid comprising a hollow interior and a wall;
- wherein:
- the wall comprises a material, an outer surface, an inner surface, and an aperture providing an opening through the wall into the hollow interior;
- the spheroid is configured to be altered from a relaxed state to a deformed state without permanently deforming the spheroid;
- when the spheroid is in the relaxed state, the hollow interior has a first greatest dimension and the aperture has a second greatest dimension smaller than the first greatest dimension;
- when the spheroid is in the deformed state, the spheroid is configured to conform to any object of the multiple objects and to provide a seal for the object of the multiple objects;
- and
- when the spheroid is in the deformed state, the spheroid is capable of providing forces in three dimensions such that the spheroid is capable of gripping the object in the three dimensions.
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17) A method of covering multiple objects having irregular shapes, the method comprising:
- sealing an inner surface of a spheroid to any object of the multiple objects;
- wherein:
- the wall comprises an outer surface, an inner surface, and an aperture providing an opening through the wall into the hollow interior;
- the spheroid is configured to be altered from a relaxed state to a deformed state without permanently deforming the spheroid;
- when the spheroid is in the relaxed state, the hollow interior has a first greatest dimension and the aperture has a second greatest dimension smaller than the first greatest dimension;
- when the spheroid is in the deformed state, the spheroid is configured to conform to any object of the multiple objects and to provide a seal for the object of the multiple objects;
- and
- when the spheroid is in the deformed state, the spheroid is capable of providing forces in three dimensions such that the spheroid is capable of gripping the object in the three dimensions.
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18) A method of manufacturing a cover configured to be detachably secured to multiple objects having irregular shapes, the method comprising:
- molding a spheroid having a hollow interior and a wall;
- wherein:
- the wall comprises an outer surface, an inner surface, and an aperture providing an opening through the wall into the hollow interior;
- the spheroid is configured to be altered from a relaxed state to a deformed state without permanently deforming the spheroid;
- when the spheroid is in the relaxed state, the hollow interior has a first greatest dimension and the aperture has a second greatest dimension smaller than the first greatest dimension;
- when the spheroid is in the deformed state, the spheroid is configured to conform to any object of the multiple objects and to provide a seal for the object of the multiple objects;
- and
- when the spheroid is in the deformed state, the spheroid is capable of providing forces in three dimensions such that the spheroid is capable of gripping the object in the three dimensions.
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