Patent ID: 11942687
Assignee: EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. An antenna, comprising:
a flexible antenna reflector surface;
a tension cord network configured to support the flexible antenna reflector surface and maintain a shape of the flexible antenna reflector surface when in use;
a perimeter hoop structure comprising a plurality of battens and a plurality of anchor points to which the tension cord network is coupled; and
a plurality of first resilient members configured to couple the flexible antenna reflector surface to the perimeter hoop structure via the tension cord network, and configured to allow the location of each anchor point of the plurality of anchor points to change relative to the tension cord network while the antenna is in the fully extended position;
wherein the flexible antenna reflector surface is held taut when the location of each anchor point changes relative to the tension cord network; and
wherein two resilient members of the plurality of first resilient members are respectively coupled to ones of the anchor points which are located at two opposing ends of a respective batten of a plurality of battens.