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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2019
Roccor, Llc, Longmont, CO (US);
Philip Keller, Berthoud, CO (US);
William Francis, Lyons, CO (US);
Tayler Thomas, Boulder, CO (US);
Thomas Murphey, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Todd Whitaker, Boulder, CO (US);
Roccor, LLC, Longmont, CO (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for foldable tube with unitary hinge are provided in accordance with various embodiments. Some embodiments include a device that may include one or more foldable tube sections configured to facilitate the deployment of an object with respect to an end portion of at least one of the one or more foldable tube sections; each of the one or more foldable tube sections may include one or more unitary hinge regions. The unitary hinge regions may include one or more longitudinal hinge regions configured to enable folding that is transverse to a primary axis of a respective foldable tube section. The unitary hinge regions may include a lateral hinge region configured to enable flattening that is parallel to a primary axis of a respective foldable tube section. Some embodiments may include a wire harness disposed within an interior portion of one or more foldable tube sections.