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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2019
River Front Services, Inc., Chantilly, VA (US);
Anthony M. Brown, Sneads Ferry, NC (US);
Donald R. Brown, Oakton, VA (US);
Thomas J. Harvey, Nederland, CO (US);
Toby J. Harvey, Nederland, CO (US);
River Front Services, Inc., Chantilly, VA (US);
Abstract
A deployable prop is provided that is capable of transitioning from an undeployed state to a deployed state in which the prop can be used to support an object against or adjacent to a structural surface. In one embodiment, the deployable prop includes a bistable 'carpenter's' tape, a foot member that is engaged to one end of the tape, and a head member that is engaged to the other end of the tape. The tape, foot member, and head member can be placed in an undeployed state that has 'roll' shape and in a deployed state in which the tape extends substantially linearly between the foot and head members and can be used to support an object against or adjacent to a structural surface.