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US 9,725,899 B2Granted
Methods and apparatuses for temporary floor assembly
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsAndrew M. Huckey, Jake A. Wilson
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for removably deploying a floor assembly from a compacted state to a deployed state by varying tensioning forces to removably interconnected individual floor segments.
Claims20
A method for making a removable floor assembly comprising:
- positioning a floor assembly in a compacted state at a first location, said floor assembly comprising:
- individual floor segments, said floor segments positioned substantially adjacent to one another, with said individual floor segments each comprising a reinforcement, said reinforcement dimensioned to engage with a recess in an adjacent floor segment, said recess dimensioned to accommodate the reinforcement, and said reinforcement dimensioned to removably interconnect individual floor segments with one another;
- a tensioning cable in communication with the floor segments;
- and an actuating device in communication with the tensioning cables;
- deploying the compacted floor assembly from the compacted state at the first location to a deployed state onto a structural support;
- and
- actuating the actuating device to apply a tensioning force to the tensioning cable.
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A removable floor assembly comprising:
- a plurality of substantially adjacent individual floor segments, said individual floor segments each comprising a reinforcement, said reinforcement dimensioned to engage with a recess in an adjacent floor segment, said recess dimensioned to accommodate the reinforcement, and said reinforcement dimensioned to removably interconnect individual floor segments with one another;
- a plurality of tensioning cables in communication with the floor segments, said tensioning cables configured to provide a tensioning force to the individual floor segments;
- and
- at least one actuating device in communication with the tensioning cable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.