Membrane stabilizer

Patent · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:866493

Mingenbach, William A ^[1]

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1. P.O. Box 49, Taos, NM 87571

A device is provided for stabilizing a flexible membrane secured within a frame, wherein a plurality of elongated arms are disposed radially from a central hub which penetrates the membrane, said arms imposing alternately against opposite sides of the membrane, thus warping and tensioning the membrane into a condition of improved stability. The membrane may be an opaque or translucent sheet or other material.

• Research Organization: Dow Corning Corp., Midland, MI (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FC02-80CS30521
• Assignee: Mingenbach, William A. (P.O. Box 49, Taos, NM 87571)
• Patent Number(s): US 4724181
• OSTI ID: 866493
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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stabilizer
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provided
stabilizing
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secured
frame
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arms
disposed
radially
central
hub
penetrates
imposing
alternately
opposite
warping
tensioning
condition
improved
stability
opaque
translucent
sheet
material
improved stability
flexible membrane
disposed radially
central hub
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