Patent ID: 7448572

Claim:
An assembly for attachment to the enclosing material of a non-rigid airship vehicle comprising: a base positioned proximate to the enclosing material; an extension member projecting radially from both said base and the enclosing material, said extension member including a shaft having opposed ends, said shaft providing an exposed portion between said opposed ends; a plurality of couplers disposed on said exposed portion; a pair of mounting assemblies attached to the enclosing material, each said mounting assembly extending tangentially from said enclosing material, wherein each said mounting assembly includes a body portion having a rear edge that is fixed to said enclosing material and a curved edge opposite said rear edge; and a plurality of guy cables each having a first and second end, wherein said first end of said guy cables couples to said mounting assembly and said second end of said guy cables couples to said plurality of couplers, whereby said guy cables are under tension and a portion of said extension member is under compression.