Rapid release interface for airdrop lashings
AssigneeU.S. Government as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorTodd M Grenga
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Abstract
An apparatus for rigging and derigging lashings of an airdrop platform with one action includes a rapid release interface assembly. A loop member replaces the D-ring at the one end of a lashing. The rapid release interface system is installed in the space between the platform side rail and panel end members. Pins will slide through the lashing loop members to secure the end of the lashing to the rapid release interface system. With all of the pins on a common drive, the pins are all opened and closed together, or at the same time. In this manner, the one end of the lashing can be secured or released with one action making it faster and easier to derig a payload from an airdrop platform.
Claims13
An apparatus comprising:
- an airdrop platform;
- a rapid release interface assembly secured in a channel along a side of the airdrop platform, the rapid release interface assembly comprising a movable pin member that is configured to move between an extended position and a retracted position;
- a lashing configured to tie down a payload to the airdrop platform, one end of the lashing comprising a loop member, wherein the movable pin member is configured to engage the loop member in the extended position and release the loop member when in the retracted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.