Patent ID: 8042305

Claim:
An apparatus including a deployable structural assembly comprising: at least three structural side elements, each of the at least three structural side elements formed from at least one sheet of material and comprising a furlable truss structure, each furlable truss structure comprising: a first longitudinal member; a second longitudinal member spaced apart from the first longitudinal member; a plurality of cross-members, each cross-member of the plurality extending substantially transversely between and coupled with the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member; a plurality of diagonal members, each of the plurality of diagonal members extending between and being coupled with the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member and each diagonal member of the plurality extending at an angle relative to an adjacent cross-member of the plurality of cross-members; a first plurality of interlocking elements formed in the first longitudinal member; and a second plurality of interlocking elements formed in the second longitudinal member, at least one interlocking element of the second plurality of interlocking elements comprising an opening formed therein; wherein a portion of at least one interlocking element of the first plurality of interlocking elements of one of the at least three structural side elements is configured to releasably engage within the opening formed in the at least one interlocking element of the second plurality of interlocking elements of an adjacent structural side element of the at least three structural side elements.