Slit locking clamp for mast and support assembly
US11788288B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q1/087
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A mast assembly (10), a method of deploying a mast (20), a slit locking clamp (50) for a mast and to a support assembly (14) for an extendible member (20) are provided. The mast assembly (10) comprises an extendible mast (20) configurable between a coiled form and an extended form. When extended the mast is resiliently biased in the form of an elongate tube having a slit along its length defined by longitudinal edges of the mast. When coiled the mast is opened out at the slit to a flattened cross section and wound about an axis extending transversely to the longitudinal extent of the mast. A slit locking clamp (50) clamps across the slit in the mast at a position along the length of the mast so as to stabilise one edge relative to the other.
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