Modular container transport systems
AssigneeBiosphere Aerospace, LLC
InventorElie Helou, Jr.
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Abstract
Disclosed are apparatus, systems, and methods, including a cargo transport system comprising a spine assembly, a container assembly, and an outer fairing. The spine assembly comprises a rigid spine and a plurality of mounts arranged on the rigid spine in a plurality of mount rows. The container assembly comprises a plurality of containers secured to the spine assembly using at least a subset of the plurality of mounts. The outer fairing at least partially encloses the container assembly. Each container of the plurality of containers comprises a plurality of fittings for securing the container to the spine assembly and/or another container of the container assembly. The container assembly is enclosed within a pressurization space for pressurizing the container assembly.
Claims19
A ground transport drive container comprising:
- an outer container having a cuboid shape, wherein the outer container comprises a plurality of walls forming an enclosure that contains a propulsion system;
- a plurality of wheels secured to the outer container;
- and
- a fitting panel secured to a first wall of the plurality of walls, wherein
- the fitting panel comprises a plurality of fittings for securing the ground transport drive container to another apparatus, and
- the fitting panel can be actuated between a raised configuration and a lowered configuration independently of the plurality of walls.
A method comprising:
- positioning a drive container proximate a first end of a container, the drive container comprising
- an outer container having a cuboid shape, wherein the outer container comprises a plurality of walls forming an enclosure that contains a propulsion system;
- a plurality of wheels secured to the outer container;
- and
- a fitting panel secured to a first wall of the plurality of walls, wherein
- the fitting panel comprises a plurality of fittings for securing the drive container to another apparatus, and
- the fitting panel can be actuated between a raised configuration and a lowered configuration independently of the plurality of walls;
- lowering the fitting panel to the lowered configuration while keeping the plurality of walls stationary;
- securing the container to the fitting panel;
- and
- raising the fitting panel to cause the container to be raised while keeping the plurality of walls stationary.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.