Concertina tape products configured for stable deployment and retrieval
View Patent ↗A deployment system and associated products utilize a magazine for holding and dispensing the products. The products may have any of a number of internal and external trusses that may be in tension and/or compression for rigidifying the product in selected directions. Thus the product may be shaped to fit a predetermined contour. The magazine may be supported on a deployment vehicle for ease of deployment of the product.
1. A deployment system for deploying and retrieving a concertina tape product,
the system comprising:
a product magazine having at least one base, a stanchion supported on the base, and a latch mounted on the stanchion;
the stanchion having an upright member extending upwardly from a first end of the base and a cantilever support member with a first end connected to the upright member and a second end extending in overlying relation to the base toward a second end of the base;
the base having a locking structure on a second end of the base;
the cantilever support member having a connection structure at the second end of the cantilever support member for selectively receiving a gooseneck member;
the gooseneck member removeably connected at a first end of the gooseneck member to the connection structure in one of at least two configurations; and
the gooseneck member having a mating locking structure on a second end of the gooseneck member releaseably lockable with the locking structure on the base and wherein the at least two configurations comprise:
a first deployment configuration in which the gooseneck member extends generally longitudinally aligned with a length of the cantilever support member; and
a second securing configuration in which the gooseneck member extends generally longitudinally transverse to the length of the cantilever support member.
2. The deployment system of claim 1 , wherein the latch selectively secures the magazine to a vehicle.
3. The deployment system of claim 2 , wherein the vehicle comprises a trailer with a height adjustable load support structure.
4. The deployment system of claim 1 , wherein the base has rollers on an underside for rolling engagement with a ground surface.
5. The deployment system of claim 1 , wherein the upright member is a height adjustable upright member.
6. The deployment system of claim 1 , wherein the gooseneck member comprises a bend such that when the gooseneck member is attached to the cantilever support member in a first deployment configuration, the bend extends upwardly relative to the cantilever support member.
7. The deployment system of claim 6 , wherein the gooseneck member further
comprises an eccentric member adjustably mounted at the bend to adjustably extend the bend upwardly relative to the cantilever support.
8. A deployment system for deploying and retrieving a concertina tape product, the system comprising:
a product magazine having at least one base, a stanchion supported on the base, and a latch mounted on the stanchion;
the stanchion having an upright member extending upwardly from a first end of the base and a cantilever support member with a first end connected to the upright member and a second end extending in overlying relation to the base toward a second end of the base;
the cantilever support member having a connection structure at the second end of the cantilever support member for selectively receiving a gooseneck member;
the gooseneck member removeably connected at a first end of the gooseneck member to the connection structure in one of at least two configurations;
the gooseneck member comprising a bend such that when the gooseneck member is attached to the cantilever support member in a first deployment configuration, the bend extends upwardly relative to the cantilever support member; and
the gooseneck member further comprising an eccentric member adjustably mounted at the bend to adjustably extend the bend upwardly relative to the cantilever support.
9. The deployment system of claim 8 , wherein the at least two configurations comprise:
a first deployment configuration in which the gooseneck member extends generally longitudinally aligned with a length of the cantilever support member; and
a second securing configuration in which the gooseneck member extends generally longitudinally transverse to the length of the cantilever support member.
10. The deployment system of claim 9 , wherein:
the base has a locking structure on a second end of the base; and
the gooseneck member has a mating locking structure on a second end of the gooseneck member releaseably lockable with the locking structure on the base.
11. The deployment system of claim 8 , wherein the latch selectively secures the magazine to a vehicle.
12. The deployment system of claim 11 , wherein the vehicle comprises a trailer with a height adjustable load support structure.
13. The deployment system of claim 8 , wherein the base has rollers on an underside for rolling engagement with a ground surface.
14. The deployment system of claim 8 , wherein the upright member is a height adjustable upright member.