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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2018
Applicants:
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tokyo, JP;
Nitto Seimo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY, Tokyo, JP;
NTTTO SEIMO CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G 3/28 (2006.01); D04C 1/06 (2006.01); D04C 1/08 (2006.01); B64G 1/64 (2006.01); A01K 75/00 (2006.01); B65H 75/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G 3/28 (2013.01); B64G 1/648 (2013.01); D04C 1/06 (2013.01); D04C 1/08 (2013.01); A01K 75/00 (2013.01); B65H 75/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tether is a net that kinks and is automatically deformed upon tension release. The tether has a length of several kilometers to several tens of kilometers upon deployment and is capable of shrinking to have a length of approximately several tens of meters to several hundreds of meters by kinking and automatically being deformed when the tension is released because of cutting or the like.