Patent ID: 9709793
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B64G,G02B,H01Q

Claim:
1. A deployable structure, comprising: a plurality of panel elements, wherein each of the panel elements includes a perimeter having a first side edge and a second side edge, wherein the first side edge of a first panel element is not parallel to the second side edge of the first panel element, and wherein a total number of panel elements included in the plurality of panel elements is an even number; and a plurality of hinges, wherein at least a first hinge interconnects adjacent panel elements within a pair of panel elements of the plurality of panel elements to one another such that first surfaces of the panel elements within the pair can be folded towards one another, and wherein at least a second hinge interconnects adjacent panel elements in adjacent pairs of panel elements to one another such that second surfaces of the panel elements in the adjacent pairs can be folded towards one another; and a plurality of biasing members, wherein the biasing members bias the deployable structure towards a deployed configuration, and wherein the deployed configuration is planar.