External containment apparatus for unmanned aerial vehicle
AssigneeWing Aviation LLC
InventorsAndré Prager, Kyle Liske, Trevor Shannon, Zhefei Li
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for transporting a payload are disclosed herein. In embodiments, a system for transporting a payload includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including a payload coupling apparatus, and a containment apparatus having an aerodynamic shape and including first and second openings. The containment apparatus is located external to the UAV and attaches to an underside of the UAV. The payload coupling apparatus passes through the first and second openings of the containment apparatus to couple with the payload, and the payload passes through the second opening to be positioned inside or outside the containment apparatus.
Claims20
A system for transporting a payload, comprising:
- an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including a payload coupling apparatus;
- and
- a containment apparatus having an aerodynamic exterior and a hollow interior, wherein the aerodynamic exterior includes first and second openings, wherein the containment apparatus is located external to the UAV, and wherein the containment apparatus is selectively attached to an underside of the UAV,
- wherein the payload coupling apparatus passes through the first and second openings of the containment apparatus to couple with the payload, and the payload passes through the second opening to be positioned inside or outside the hollow interior of the containment apparatus.
A payload containment apparatus comprising:
- an aerodynamic exterior;
- a hollow interior;
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- first and second openings included at the aerodynamic exterior, wherein the aerodynamic exterior selectively attaches to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), and
- wherein a payload coupling apparatus included in the UAV passes through the first and second openings of the containment apparatus to couple with a payload, and the payload passes through the second opening to be positioned inside or outside the hollow interior.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.