Controlling contortion
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a flexible body comprising an arrangement for limiting flexing of the body, the arrangement comprising;
a first part within the body;
a second part within the body;
a flexible interconnect extending at least between the first part and the second partwherein the arrangement is configured to change between a first configuration, in which a portion of the interconnect between the first part and the second part is of a variable length configured to enable more and less flexing of the interconnect, and a second configuration, in which the portion of the interconnect between the first part and the second part has a limited length that is configured to limit one or both of more flexing and less flexing.
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising: a flexible body comprising an arrangement for limiting flexing of the body, the arrangement comprising: a first part within the body; a second part within the body; a flexible interconnect extending at least between the first part and the second part wherein the arrangement is configured to change between a first configuration, in which a portion of the interconnect between the first part and the second part is of a variable length enabling more and less flexing of the interconnect, and a second configuration, in which the portion of the interconnect between the first part and the second part has a limited length that limits one or both of more flexing and less flexing.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a flexible body comprising an arrangement for limiting flexing of the body, the arrangement comprising; a first part within the body; a second part within the body; a flexible interconnect extending at least between the first part and the second part wherein the arrangement is configured to change between a first configuration, in which a portion of the interconnect between the first part and the second part is of a variable length configured to enable more and less flexing of the interconnect, and a second configuration, in which the portion of the interconnect between the first part and the second part has a limited length that is configured to limit one or both of more flexing and less flexing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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