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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
John D. Morris, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael A. Lee, Kent, WA (US);
Kenneth L. Brook, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/48 (2006.01); B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/485 (2013.01); B29C 70/446 (2013.01); B29D 99/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
A collapsible bladder has flexible outer walls and at least one strut inside the enclosure. The strut is connected to the outer walls and controls the shape into which the enclosure may be collapsed.