Hovering aircraft belly bar clasp
AssigneeQuanta Associates, L.P.
InventorsGordon Brent Winfree, Mike Patton
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Abstract
A belly bar method and apparatus use to attach, carry and release external cargo from a hovering aircraft. The belly bar apparatus has articulated tubing tool connected to an airframe of the hovering aircraft at a first mounting end and at a second mounting end. The articulated tubing tool has a first external catch and a second external catch mounted on the articulated tubing tool. The first external catch is manually configured for optional attach, carry and release of the external cargo via the cyclic. The second external catch is electronically configured for optional attach, carry and release of the external cargo proximate the collective.
Claims7
A belly bar clasping apparatus for use to attach, carry and release an external cargo from a hovering aircraft, the apparatus comprising:
- an articulated tubing tool connected to an airframe of the hovering aircraft at a first mounting end and at a second mounting end;
- wherein said articulated tubing tool comprises a first external catch on said articulated tubing tool and a second external catch on said articulated tubing tool;
- wherein said first external catch and said second external catch are respectively configured for optional attach, carry and release of the external cargo;
- wherein said articulated tubing tool further comprises a bent shaft connected to a connector shaft;
- wherein said first external catch and said second external catch are mounted to the connector shaft;
- and
- wherein the connector shaft comprises:
- a fork;
- a mid-shaft joined to said fork;
- a connector for securing the mid-shaft to said fork;
- a hook swivel adjacent the mid-shaft;
- and
- a lock collar for securing said hook swivel to the mid-shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.