Abstract: A foldable truss member suitable for commercial displays includes a plurality of side members that are adjacently hinged together. The side members include support members and bridging members having extensions. The side members are joined into a foldable structure with a hinge member between the support member and extensions of adjacent side members. The truss includes latching features that hold the truss member in a deployed configuration. A display structure can be formed by connecting a locking frame between two truss members.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 27, 2003
Date of Patent:
December 30, 2008
Assignee:
Eagle Development Corporation
Inventors:
Ralph L. Schipani, Richard K. Strayer, Mark Brauer
Abstract: A foldable truss member suitable for commercial displays includes a plurality of side members that are adjacently hinged together. The side members include support members and bridging members having extensions. The side members are joined into a foldable structure with a hinge member between the support member and extensions of adjacent side members. A display structure can be formed by connecting locking members between two truss members.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 28, 2002
Date of Patent:
May 29, 2007
Assignee:
Eagle Development Corporation
Inventors:
Ralph L. Schipani, Richard K. Strayer, Mark Brauer, Walter Croll, Paul Miklautsch, Patrick M. Hamilton, Charles Austen Angell, Jennifer Dianne Astwood, Shaohui Qiu, Lee Powers, Kyle Gudmunson, Brian Clemens, Brett R. Johnson, Charles Graves
Abstract: A foldable truss member suitable for commercial displays includes a plurality of side members that are hingedly connected together. The side members include support members and bridging members having extensions. The side members are joined into a foldable structure with a hinge member between the support member and extensions of adjacent side members. The truss includes frictional hinge surfaces that hold the truss member in a deployed configuration. A display structure can be formed by connecting a locking frame between two truss members.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 27, 2003
Date of Patent:
January 17, 2006
Assignee:
Eagle Development Corporation
Inventors:
Ralph L. Schipani, Richard K. Strayer, Mark Brauer, Paul Miklautsch, Patrick M. Hamilton, Shaohui Qiu