Patent ID: 8534611

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a leading edge section; a trailing section, the trailing section comprising an upper skin and a lower skin, the leading edge section and the upper skin being discontinuous, the leading edge section and the lower skin being discontinuous; and a deformable section connecting the leading edge section to the trailing section, the deformable section comprising an upper deformable section and a lower deformable section, the upper deformable section positioned between the leading edge section and the upper skin, the lower deformable section positioned between the leading edge section and the lower skin, wherein the deformable section has an original shape that is configured to deform when the leading edge section moves into an undeployed position and to return substantially to the original shape when the leading edge section extends into a deployed position, wherein at least a portion of the upper deformable section and a portion of the lower deformable section are positioned in an interior of the leading edge section, the trailing section, or both the leading edge section and the trailing section, in the undeployed position.