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US 2022/0118745 A1Published application
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.
Claims29
A hybrid structure having suspension quality, the hybrid structure comprising:
- a rigid core member having an outer surface;
- a rigid covering layer having an external surface and an internal surface;
- a plurality of bumps protruding from at least one of the outer surface of the rigid core member and the internal surface of the rigid 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 rigid covering layer to the rigid core member so as to create a plurality of gaps between the internal surface of the rigid covering layer and the outer surface of the rigid core member, the plurality of gaps being defined by said spacings, the rigid covering layer being configured to flex inwardly into the plurality of gaps upon application of a force at the external surface of the rigid 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 suspension quality, the hybrid structure comprising:
- 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;
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- a covering layer connected to the core member via the reducible-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 reducible volume are capable of flexing into the reducible volume, when a flexing force is applied to such area, while maintaining the thickness of the covering layer at said area, and flexing back when the flexing force is released, thereby providing the suspension quality to the hybrid structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.