20140187393 | COMPLETELY FLEXIBLE EXPANDER-TYPE DEVICE CONSISTING OF AT LEAST TWO GRIPPING ELEMENTS, PREFERABLY 4, 6 OR 8 ELEMENTS - A completely flexible expander device including at least two gripping elements, each of a material of a resilient strip, either a single strip folded onto itself in the lengthwise direction L thereof, or two vertically adjacent strips having a length L. The at least two gripping elements are connected to one another via a transverse linking element manufactured by directly weaving fibers of fabric and latex together, and are optionally finished at ends thereof by another element for linking by weaving. | 07-03-2014 |