US 12,448,153 B2
Rigid articulated batten integrated truss devices, systems, and methods
Thomas Jeffrey Harvey, Nederland, CO (US); Dana Turse, Broomfield, CO (US); William Francis, Lyons, CO (US); and Toby Harvey, Enoch, UT (US)
Assigned to Roccor, LLC, Longmont, CO (US)
Filed by Roccor, LLC, Longmont, CO (US)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/710,150.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/168,445, filed on Mar. 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0363414 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. B64G 1/66 (2006.01); B64G 1/22 (2006.01); B64G 1/44 (2006.01); B64G 1/64 (2006.01)
CPC B64G 1/66 (2013.01) [B64G 1/2223 (2023.08); B64G 1/443 (2013.01); B64G 1/648 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a plurality of frames configured to support a plurality of elements;
a plurality of longerons;
a plurality of diagonals coupled with the plurality of longerons; and
a plurality of battens, wherein one or more battens from the plurality of battens are coupled with at least one or more longerons from the plurality of longerons and one or more frames from the plurality of frames such that the respective batten is offset with respect to at least a hinge point between the respective longeron and another longeron from the plurality of longerons at least along a length of the respective longeron or the respective batten is offset with respect to at least a hinge point between the respective frame and another frame from the plurality of frames along a length of the respective frame;
wherein the one or more battens from the plurality of battens are buckled at least during deployment of the system, wherein each of the one or more battens from the plurality of battens comprises a bowed configuration when buckled that facilitates generation of one or more torques for deployment of the system.