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US 12,539,980 B2Granted
Rotary aircraft tie-down fixture
AssigneeTextron Innovations Inc.
InventorsAlvin Jones, Vitthal Vishnuthreeth Arakeri, Ross Cosby
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Abstract
A tie-down fixture for securing a rotary aircraft for transport. The tie-down fixture includes a central hub configured to couple with a main rotor hub of the rotary aircraft and having a keyhole formed therein, a plurality of arms extending from the central hub, and an eyelet extending from each of the plurality of arms.
Claims20
A tie-down fixture for securing a rotary aircraft for transport, the tie-down fixture comprising:
- a rigid central hub configured to couple with a main rotor hub of the rotary aircraft and having a keyhole formed therein;
- a plurality of arms extending from the central hub;
- and
- an eyelet extending from each of the plurality of arms;
- wherein each of the plurality of arms provides structure to support loads applied to the tie-down fixture to secure the rotary aircraft during transport.
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A tie-down fixture system comprising:
- a rotary aircraft comprising a main rotor hub;
- a tie-down fixture positioned above the center of gravity of the rotary aircraft and configured to secure the rotary aircraft during transport via the main rotor hub, the tie-down fixture comprising:
- a rigid central hub configured to couple with the main rotor hub;
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- a plurality of arms extending radially from the central hub;
- and
- a plurality of tension-bearing elements attached to the tie-down fixture, the tension-bearing elements selected from the group consisting of straps, cables, and chains;
- wherein each of the plurality of arms provides structure to support loads applied to the tie-down fixture to secure the rotary aircraft during transport.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.