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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2019
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
Larry L. Howell, Provo, UT (US);
Spencer P. Magleby, Provo, UT (US);
David C. Morgan, Provo, UT (US);
Terri Bateman, Provo, UT (US);
Jeffrey E. Niven, Provo, UT (US);
Alex Avila, Provo, UT (US);
Erica Crampton, Provo, UT (US);
Kyler Tolman, Provo, UT (US);
Jacob Greenwood, Provo, UT (US);
Peter Schleede, Provo, UT (US);
Kendal Hal Seymour, Provo, UT (US);
Joseph Tyler Eddington, Provo, UT (US);
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Provo, UT (US);
Abstract
An example barrier can be switchable between an at least partially collapsed state and at least partially expanded state (e.g., a deployed state). For example, the barrier can be formed from a sheet and a plurality of rigid sections (e.g., rigid panels) attached or incorporated into the sheet. The barrier can also include a plurality of hinges, such as hinge lines, between the panels that are formed from the sheet. The hinges enable the barrier to be rigid foldable (e.g., the hinges can fold and unfold while the rigid sections remain stiff and rigid) between the expanded and collapsed states.