Extendible structure
US8776451B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04H15/20
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An extendible structure which includes an elongated extendible member having elasticity, and a storage part that serves to store the extendible member by winding it up, wherein a tip end of the extendible member can be extended from the storage part in a one-dimensional manner, so that an extendible part thus extended becomes a hollow tubular structure. The extendible member is composed of three divided extendible members so that the extendible part of the hollow tubular structure is divided into three parts, and the individual divided extendible members are constructed such that their tip end portions are joined with one another, and at the same time, their base end portions are wound around individual storage parts, respectively, independently from each other. Surface fasteners are each provided on a side of each of the divided extendible members.
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