Patent ID: 9608333
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: H01Q

Claim:
1. A reflector system, comprising: a hoop assembly comprising a plurality of link members extending between a plurality of hinge members, the hoop assembly configured to automatically, passively expand between a collapsed configuration wherein the link members extend substantially parallel to one another and an expanded configuration wherein the link members define a circumferential hoop; a collapsible mesh reflector surface secured to the hoop assembly with a plurality of cords such that when the hoop assembly is in the collapsed configuration, the reflector surface is collapsed within the hoop assembly and when the hoop assembly is in the expanded configuration, the reflector surface is expanded to a shape that is intended to concentrate RF energy in a desired pattern; and a mast assembly including an extendible boom, wherein the hoop assembly is secured by a plurality of cords relative to a top portion of the boom and to a bottom portion of the boom such that upon extension of the boom to a deployed condition, the hoop assembly is supported by the boom.