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US 6,604,844 B2Granted
Reconfigurable reflective apparatus
OwnerRichard Husseyinventor
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Abstract
A reconfigurable reflective apparatus that includes a flexible reflector supported by a plurality of support ribs that are pivotally connected to a central locking control hub, wherein at least one support rib can be independently set in any one of a plurality of pivot positions.
Claims21
A reconfigurable reflective apparatus comprising:
- a central hub;
- a plurality of support ribs pivotally connected to the central hub, and
- a reflector supported by at least one support rib,
- wherein at least one of the support ribs can be independently set into any one of a plurality of pivot positions, wherein:
- the central hub further comprises a housing including a plurality of cylinder openings and a plurality of locking pistons situated in the corresponding cylinder opening.
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A central locking hub comprising:
- a hub housing;
- a plurality of pivot mounts pivotably connected to the hub housing, each pivot mount having a distal end for operatively connecting to a support member;
- a plurality of pistons, each piston for engaging at least one pivot mount and each piston having a dosed position for setting the at least one pivot mount into a locked configuration and an open position for setting the at least one pivot mount into an open configuration;
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- at least one actuator operatively connected to the pistons for moving the pistons into the open and closed positions.
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A central locking hub comprising:
- a hub housing;
- a plurality of support mounts movably connected to the hub housing, each support mount having a distal end for operatively connecting to a support member;
- at least one actuator comprising a cam operatively connected to the support mounts for securing and releasing the support mounts,
- wherein at least one of the support mounts can be independently set into any one of a plurality of positions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.