1. A conduit comprising:
a tubular body;
a connection end integral with the tubular body and forming a closed ring having a pair of opposed sides joined by integral collapsible bellows sections, each of the sides having a first type of hook-and-loop fastener material secured on an inner surface thereof; and
an insertion end integral with the tubular body and having a second opposite type of hook-and-loop fastener material secured about an outer surface thereof for removably securing the insertion end within the connection end.
2. The conduit of claim 1, further comprising a pair of tabs extending from the collapsible bellows sections and closable about the connection end to collapse the bellows sections once the insertion end is removably secured within the connection end.
3. The conduit of claim 2, wherein each of the pair of tabs includes a first type of hook-and-loop fastener material, and an outer surface of the connection end includes portions of a second opposite type of hook-and-loop fastener material configured to mate with the material of the tabs to secure the tabs to the connection end and thereby to maintain the bellows sections in a collapsed configuration.
4. The conduit of claim 1, wherein the connection end forms a generally frustoconical section when the bellows sections are expanded.
5. The conduit of claim 1, wherein the second type of hook-and-loop fastener material forms a generally continuous ring about the insertion end.
6. The conduit of claim 1, wherein the second type of hook-and-loop fastener material is secured at an edge of the insertion end.
7. The conduit of claim 1, wherein a combined length of the first type of hook-and-loop fastener material of the opposed sides of the connection end is generally equal to a circumference of the second type of hook-and-loop fastener material of the insertion end.
8. A conduit comprising:
a tubular body;
a connection end integral with the tubular body and forming a closed ring having a opposed sides joined by an integral collapsible bellows section, sides having a first type of hook-and-loop fastener material secured on an inner surface thereof;
an insertion end integral with the tubular body and having a second opposite type of hook-and-loop fastener material secured about an outer surface thereof for removably securing the insertion end within the connection end; and
means for maintaining the collapsible bellows section in a collapsed configuration to close the connection end following securement of the insertion end therein by mating of the first and second hook-and-loop fastener materials.
9. The conduit of claim 8, wherein the connection end includes a pair of opposed sides separated by a pair of integral collapsible bellows sections to form the closed ring.
10. The conduit of claim 8, wherein the means for maintaining the collapsible bellows section in a collapsed configuration includes a flexible tab extending from the bellows section and foldable over the connection end.
11. The conduit of claim 10, wherein the flexible tab includes a first type of hook-and-loop fastener material secured to an outer surface thereof and the connection end includes a second opposite type of hook-and-loop fastener material secured to an outer surface thereof configured to mate with the material of the tab to hold the tab in contact with the connection end.
12. The conduit of claim 8, wherein the connection end forms a generally frustoconical section when the bellows section is expanded.
13. A conduit comprising:
a tubular body;
a connection end integral with the tubular body and forming a closed ring having a pair of opposed sides joined by integral collapsible bellows sections, each of the sides having a first type of hook-and-loop fastener material secured on an inner surface thereof and configured to mate with a second opposite type of hook-and-loop fastener material of a mating conduit.
14. The conduit of claim 13, further comprising a pair of tabs extending from the collapsible bellows sections and closable about the connection end to collapse the bellows sections about the mating conduit.
15. The conduit of claim 14, wherein each of the pair of tabs includes a first type of hook-and-loop fastener material, and an outer surface of the connection end includes portions of a second opposite type of hook-and-loop fastener material configured to mate with the material of the tabs to secure the tabs to the connection end and thereby to maintain the bellows sections in a collapsed configuration.
16. The conduit of claim 13, further comprising an insertion end integral with the tubular body and having a second opposite type of hook-and-loop fastener material secured about an outer surface thereof for removably securing the insertion end within the connection end.
17. The conduit of claim 13, wherein the connection end forms a generally frustoconical section when the bellows sections are expanded.
18. The conduit of claim 13, wherein a combined length of the first type of hook-and-loop fastener material of the opposed sides of the connection end is generally equal to a circumference of a second type of hook-and-loop fastener material of the mating conduit.
19. The conduit of claim 13, wherein the tubular body forms an adapter of progressively reducing diameter.
20. The conduit of claim 13, wherein the tubular body terminates in a skirt at an end opposite the connection end configured for securement to a connector.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
what is claimed is:
1. An optical communication device comprising:
a first, second, and third electrode for producing a first, second and third force, respectively;
a support structure;
a rigid member connected to the support structure through a torsional stabilizer, wherein the rigid member is responsive to a force;
a mirror attached to the rigid member; and
a first gap between the rigid member and the three electrodes so that the rigid member can move in the gap;
wherein the rigid member can selectively tilt in response to voltages on one or more of the electrodes.
2. The device of claim 1 further wherein each electrode can provide the electrostatic force at opposite polarities, so that at one polarity, the electrode attracts the rigid member and at the opposite polarity, the electrode repels the rigid member, thereby performing a reset function.