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US 2026/0041307 A1Published application
Bendable tube with improved elastic hinge
AssigneeFortimedix Assets II B.V.
InventorMattheus Hendrik Louis Thissen
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Abstract
A tube like member having a first flexible portion comprising a first, second, third and fourth circumferential slits, the first circumferential slit is arranged opposite to the second circumferential slit and comprising a first end and a second end, the second circumferential slit comprises a third end and a fourth end. The first flexible portion also comprises first, second, third and fourth longitudinal slits arranged longitudinally along the tube like member. The tube like member also includes first and second bridges, at least partially defined by the longitudinal slits.
Claims21
1-8. (canceled)
A member comprising:
- a first end part;
- a second end part opposite the first end part along a longitudinal direction of the member;
- and
- a plurality of longitudinal elements extending in the longitudinal direction,
- wherein at least one of the longitudinal elements comprises a first portion, a second portion, and a connection section connecting the first portion and the second portion
- wherein the first portion of the at least one longitudinal element comprises a longitudinal strip divided into two sub-strips extending in the longitudinal direction,
- wherein the connection section of the at least one longitudinal element comprises a rope equalizer structure comprising:
- a first segment connected to one of the two sub-strips, a second segment connected to the other of the two sub-strips, and a bridge connecting the second portion of the at least one longitudinal element to the first segment and the second segment,
- wherein the rope equalizer structure comprises a rotation point such that when there is a longitudinal displacement difference between the first segment and the second segment, the rope equalizer structure rotates about the rotation point for compensating the longitudinal displacement difference between the first segment and the second segment.
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A member comprising:
- a first end portion;
- a second end portion opposite the first end portion along a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical member;
- and
- a longitudinal element extending in the longitudinal direction;
- wherein the longitudinal element comprises a longitudinal strip divided into two or more sub-strips,
- wherein the longitudinal element comprises a rope equalizer structure comprising:
- a first segment connected to one of the sub-strips, a second segment connected to another one of the sub-strips, and a bridge connecting the second portion of the longitudinal element to the first segment and the second segment,
- wherein the rope equalizer structure comprises a plurality of rotation points such that when there is a longitudinal displacement difference between the first segment and the second segment, the rope equalizer structure rotates about at least one of the rotation points for compensating the longitudinal displacement difference between the first segment and the second segment.
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A member comprising:
- a first end portion;
- a second end portion opposite the first end portion along a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical member;
- and
- a longitudinal element extending in the longitudinal direction;
- wherein the longitudinal element comprises a longitudinal strip divided into two or more sub-strips,
- wherein the longitudinal element comprises a rope equalizer comprising:
- a first segment connected to one of the sub-strips, a second segment connected to another one of the sub-strips, and a bridge connecting the second portion of the longitudinal element to the first segment and the second segment,
- wherein the rope equalizer structure comprises at least one rotation point such that when there is a longitudinal displacement difference between the first segment and the second segment, the rope equalizer structure rotates about the at least one rotation point for compensating the longitudinal displacement difference between the first segment and the second segment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.