An apparatus for deploying and retracting a flexible portion of material

摘要

An apparatus for deploying and retracting a flexible portion of material, the apparatus comprising a flexible portion of material having an arrangement for carrying threads along the flexible portion of material. The threads extend along the flexible portion of material via the thread carrying arrangement. The apparatus has a container for storing the flexible portion of material, the container having an arrangement for facilitating movement of the threads so that the flexible portion of material is incrementally loaded into the container. At least part of the thread means is movable relative to the flexible portion of material.