Elongated inflatable structures for flying device bodies
US4265418A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 9, 1979 |
| Grant date | May 5, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64B1/08
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An inflatable envelope surrounding a compression beam, at least one flexible traction beam associated with the compression beam and surrounding envelope. The traction and compression beams are coplanar and at least one flexible diagonal mechanical network is interposed between the beams integral therewith. The envelope, the compression and traction beams and the diagonal network are connected together so that the inflation of the envelope maintains the assembly of these elements in shape.
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