Drone landing pad system and related methods
AssigneeBrian Dunn
InventorBrian Dunn
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Abstract
Implementations of drone landing pad systems may include a body having a landing pad receptacle and a package receptacle coupled to the landing pad receptacle, an extension mechanism coupled within the landing pad receptacle, and a landing pad coupled to the extension mechanism and configured to couple within the landing pad receptacle. The extension mechanism may be configured to lift the landing pad to an elevated position to receive a package from a drone. The landing pad may be configured to tilt to transfer the package into the package receptacle.
Claims19
A drone landing pad system comprising:
- a body comprising a landing pad receptacle and a package receptacle coupled to the landing pad receptacle;
- an extension mechanism coupled within the landing pad receptacle;
- and
- a landing pad coupled to the extension mechanism and configured to couple within the landing pad receptacle;
- wherein the extension mechanism is configured to lift the landing pad to an elevated position to receive a package from a drone;
- wherein the landing pad is configured to tilt to transfer the package into the package receptacle;
- and
- wherein a height of the drone landing pad system with the landing pad in the elevated position is greater than a height of the drone landing pad system with the landing pad coupled within the landing pad receptacle.
A drone landing pad system comprising:
- a body comprising a landing pad receptacle and a package receptacle coupled to the landing pad receptacle;
- an extension mechanism coupled within the landing pad receptacle;
- a landing pad coupled to the extension mechanism and configured to couple within the landing pad receptacle;
- wherein the extension mechanism is configured to lift the landing pad to an elevated position to receive a package from a drone;
- and
- wherein the landing pad is configured to slidably extend and move in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction the landing pad is lifted by the extension mechanism after the landing pad is in the elevated position.
A drone landing pad system comprising:
- a body comprising a landing pad receptacle and a package receptacle coupled to the landing pad receptacle;
- a scissor lift coupled within the landing pad receptacle, the scissor lift comprising a first guide rail track and a second guide rail track;
- a landing pad rail rotatably coupled to the scissor lift;
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- a landing pad slidably coupled to the landing pad rail;
- wherein the scissor lift is configured to lift the landing pad to an elevated position to receive a package from a drone;
- wherein a surface of the landing pad configured to receive the package is substantially perpendicular to a direction the scissor lift raises the landing pad when the landing pad is in an elevated position;
- wherein the landing pad is configured to retract within the landing pad receptacle;
- and
- surface of the landing pad is substantially parallel to the direction the scissor lift raises the landing pad when the landing pad is in a retracted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.