Patent ID: 7694465

Claim:
A deployable structural assembly, comprising: a first structural component having at least one longitudinal member, wherein the first structural component has a curved shape about a longitudinal axis of the first structural component when in a relaxed state and a substantially planar shape when in a stowed state; a second structural component having at least one longitudinal member, wherein the second structural component has a curved shape about a longitudinal axis of the second structural component when in a relaxed state and a substantially planar shape when in a stowed state; a first plurality of discrete flex joints coupling a first edge of the first structural component and a first edge of the second structural component, wherein at least one discrete flex joint of the first plurality of discrete flex joints circumferentially spaces the first structural component from the second structural component; and a second plurality of discrete flex joints coupling a first edge of the second structural component and a second edge of the second structural component, wherein at least one discrete flex joint of the second plurality of discrete flex joints circumferentially spaces the first structural component from the second structural component.