Deployable truss
CA 1194669 A · Owner: Martin Marietta Corporation · Inventors: Coyner, John V.M. Jr.; Tobey, William H.; Gardner, William J.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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Abstract of the Disclosure A deployable truss which includes at least one foldable module. Each module includes two fixed frames two gate assemblies, two, base members and diagonal braces which are arranged for folding compactly. Foldable panels can also be attached to the module. The truss can include multiple modules sharing common fixed frames or common gate assemblies.
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Listed from its CIPO record in Patent Yard's archive of Canadian patents past their term. Its claims, description and drawings are in the CIPO record and on Google Patents, and the Claude kit works from them.
Why it's free to use
- Granted October 8, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 8, 2002.
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