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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2021
Applicants:
Opterus Research and Development, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Thomas W. Murphey, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Inventor:
Thomas W. Murphey, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
Opterus Research and Development, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/22 (2006.01); F16C 11/12 (2006.01); E04C 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/12 (2013.01); B64G 1/222 (2013.01); E04C 3/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A deformable boom device includes a pair of shells, each shell of a substantially same arc length. A pair of hinges is mechanically coupled to the pair of shells to join the pair of shells into an open cross section as deployed in an extended state, and into about a flat structure in a flattened state. At least one of the pair of shells can include an about semi-circular cross section.