Mast forming and deployment system
US5189773A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 15, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/5185
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mast forming and deployment system comprising a storage reel for storing a strip of sheet metal wound on the reel, and a tube forming a deployment apparatus. The strip is fed to ploy guides that form the sheet metal into a tube with overlapping edges. A drive system feeds the strip of sheet metal to and through the tube forming apparatus and drives staples which hold together the overlapping edges.
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