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Membrane stabilizer

Patent ·
OSTI ID:866493
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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