Patent ID: 7832690

Claim:
A telescoping wing locking system, comprising: at least one inflatable bladder configured to inflate upon being supplied with a gas and to deflate upon removal of said gas, said at least one inflatable bladder positioned between a female wing segment and a male wing segment, said female wing segment having a female wing interior surface, said male wing segment having a male wing exterior surface, said female wing interior surface being dimensioned to overlap at least a portion of said male wing exterior surface, said at least one inflatable bladder at least partially surrounding said male wing segment, and gas supply tubing connected to said at least one inflatable bladder and configured to supply said gas to and remove said gas from said at least one inflatable bladder, whereby, when gas is supplied to said at least one inflatable bladder via said gas supply tubing, said at least one inflatable bladder inflates and applies pressure to said female wing interior surface and to said male wing exterior surface, whereby, when inflated, said inflatable bladder inhibits slippage of said female wing segment relative to said male wing segment, and whereby, when deflated, said inflatable bladder does not inhibit slippage of said female wing segment relative to said male wing segment such that said female wing segment and male wing segment may be slideably moved relative to each from either a retracted position to an extended position or from said extended position to said retracted position.