Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Portable and collapsible support structures and related methods
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Application No.: US16823690Application Date: 2020-03-19
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Publication No.: US11051998B2Publication Date: 2021-07-06
- Inventor: Timothy E. Powell
- Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Applicant Address: US IN Crane
- Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Crane
- Agency: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division
- Agent Christopher A. Monsey
- Main IPC: A61G1/013
- IPC: A61G1/013 ; A61G1/003 ; A61G7/10 ; E01D15/133 ; A61G1/04 ; A61G1/007 ; A61G1/02
Abstract:
A reconfigurable portable load bearing structure which can be configured into an extended load bearing configuration or a collapsed configuration, comprising of a first, second and third plurality of rail segments that are each rotatably coupled together and a plurality of support segments or pads which are configured to selectively couple and latch into one of a plurality of positions on said first, second and third plurality of rail segments.
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