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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2017
Lifetime Products, Inc., Clearfield, UT (US);
Robert A. Astle, Kaysville, UT (US);
Danny Green, Layton, UT (US);
Jacob Kearl, Willard, UT (US);
Eric Olsen, West Haven, UT (US);
Lifetime Products, Inc., Clearfield, UT (US);
Abstract
One example of a flexible structure includes an elongate body having a first end and a second end, and the first end is configured to be releasably connected to the second end. As well, one or more living hinges are positioned in the elongate body between the first end and the second end, and the one or more living hinges are configured and arranged to enable the first end and second end to be moved toward each other. Finally, the flexible structure is configured to alternatively assume at least a flat state and an assembled state, and in the assembled state, the first end of the elongate body is connected to the second end of the elongate body.