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Tendon routing at envelope apex

  • US 9,027,874 B1
  • Filed: 05/06/2014
  • Issued: 05/12/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An assembly, comprising:

  • a plate structure disposed at an apex of a balloon envelope;

    a plurality of tendon pairs, each tendon pair including first and second tendon members attached to the balloon envelope, the first tendon member being arranged to cross over the plate structure and the second tendon member being arranged to engage the first tendon member at the plate structure; and

    a fastener member associated with each tendon pair of the plurality of tendon pairs, the fastener member securing the first and second tendon members of a given tendon pair together in order to support the balloon envelope.

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