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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
May. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Deployable Space Systems, In.c, Goleta, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brian R. Spence, Solvang, CA (US);
Stephen F. White, Ventura, CA (US);
Assignee:
DEPLOYABLE SPACE SYSTEMS, INC., Goleta, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/44 (2006.01); B64G 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/443 (2013.01); B64G 1/222 (2013.01); Y10T 428/1362 (2015.01);
Abstract
An elastic roll out boom includes a thin wall, tubular, elongate structure having a plurality of interlocking elements disposed in spaced-apart relation along the surface thereof. The elastic roll out boom is configured to be flattened and rolled tightly to form a roll in a stowed configuration. The plurality of interlocking elements are positioned such that a first interlocking element engages a second interlocking element when the elastic roll out boom is in the stowed configuration. This prevents shear displacement between layers of the roll out boom.