Collapsible self-supporting human and/or non-human cargo transport device

Abstract

A collapsible self-supporting human and/or non-human cargo transport device for use with a rotorcraft, comprising: an inner cargo storage area for accommodating human and/or non-human cargo for transportation; a self-supporting skeletal frame, and collapsible cargo securing means mounted to the self-supporting skeletal frame for delimiting the inner cargo storage area. The self-supporting skeletal frame comprises a collapsible platform support structure, a collapsible spreading structure, a telescopic rod connecting the collapsible platform support structure to the collapsible spreading structure, an attachment connected to the telescopic rod to enable attachment of the self-supporting skeletal frame to a rotorcraft, and a plurality of tensioning cables connecting the attachment to the collapsible spreading structure and the collapsible platform support structure.

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