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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Composite Technology Development, Inc., Lafayette, CO (US);
Inventors:
Dana Turse, Broomfield, CO (US);
Adam Gray, Broomfield, CO (US);
Doug Richardson, Westminster, CO (US);
Robert Taylor, Superior, CO (US);
Assignee:
COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, INC., Lafayette, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 12/02 (2006.01); B65H 75/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 75/4402 (2013.01); B65H 2701/371 (2013.01); E04H 12/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An assembly that includes a wedge and mandrel that share an axis of rotation and can be rotated independently or simultaneously to stow or deploy slit-tube longerons. A wedge is crescent shaped, with a height that increases along an outer perimeter as the arc of the crescent is traversed from a first end to a second end. The changing height of the wedge allows a slit-tube longeron to be flattened for stowage or can be disengaged to allow the tube to curl up for deployment.