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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2011
Cyril Silberman, Miami Beach, FL (US);
Barton L. Riberich, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Francisco Pantano-rubino, Plymouth, MN (US);
Michael Becker, New Hope, MN (US);
John Lanari, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Peter Fervoy, St. Paul, MN (US);
Justin Waldron, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Timothy J. Kline, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Jamie Siegrist, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Alex Krueger, Richfield, MN (US);
Robert Doherty, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Cyril Silberman, Miami Beach, FL (US);
Barton L. Riberich, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Francisco Pantano-Rubino, Plymouth, MN (US);
Michael Becker, New Hope, MN (US);
John Lanari, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Peter Fervoy, St. Paul, MN (US);
Justin Waldron, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Timothy J. Kline, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Jamie Siegrist, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Alex Krueger, Richfield, MN (US);
Robert Doherty, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Uni-Systems, LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A covering system includes a flexible, web-like membrane having first and second portions. A first cross support is connected to the first portion of the membrane, and a second cross support is connected to the second portion of the membrane. A drive mechanism is provided for moving the second cross support relative to the first cross support so that the membrane is movable between a first, retracted position and a second, deployed position. The drive mechanism includes a force multiplication mechanism for facilitating a longitudinal tensile stress application to the membrane when it is in the second, deployed position. A transverse tensioning mechanism that includes a catenary linkage is also provided for tensioning the membrane in a direction that is transverse to the longitudinal direction.