Bending to Catenoid without twist

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Minimum radius $r=c$ central line of a Catenoid

$$ \sqrt{x^2+y^2} =c \cosh (z/c)$$

is to be mapped by isometrically bending it to a straight line (black) of length $ 2 \pi c $ without twist.

With twist, a catenoid ( right or left handed) results, as is well known and parameterized as

$$ (x,y,z)= (u \cos v, u \sin v, \pm c v); $$

Animations show $$ \text{ Right or left Helicoid } \to \text{Catenoid} \to \text{ Left or Right Helicoid } $$

Catenoid Helicoid Deformation

However, with no twist to the black line another intermediate shape would result. For an idea of the expected symmetrical shape in the neighborhood of central line it could resemble a surface like this, call it a Frill:

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So the animations could show $$ \text{ Right or left Helicoid } \to \text{Frill} \to \text{Left ot Right Helicoid } $$

and back again.

What odes or pdes in isometric mapping can define this new shape?