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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2017
Rite-hite Holding Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Cary Pinkalla, Fox Point, WI (US);
Frank Heim, Platteville, WI (US);
Kevin J. Gebke, Dubuque, IA (US);
Nicholas L. Kaufmann, Sherill, IA (US);
William A. Niehaus, Holy Cross, IA (US);
RITE-HITE HOLDING CORPORATION, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
Pliable-wall air ducts with internal expanding structures are disclosed. An example air duct system includes a shaft to be disposed within an air duct, to extend in a longitudinal direction, and to be in longitudinal compression. The air duct system also includes a plurality of ribs to be coupled to the shaft and to engage an inner surface of the air duct and a spring to be disposed within the air duct, the spring to be coupled to the shaft. The spring under stress being a contributing factor in both the shaft being in longitudinal compression and the air duct being in longitudinal tension.