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US 12,722,854 B2Granted
Packaging for use with uncrewed aerial vehicle
AssigneeWing Aviation LLC
InventorsEvan Scott Twyford, Jasper Lee Lewin, Elizabeth Chase Marshman
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Abstract
A package adapted for use with an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) is provided. The package forms a container and has a handle at the top. Embodiments of the package include features for efficient manufacturing and storage.
Claims18
A package adapted for use with an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV), the package comprising:
- a folded sheet of material that forms a container having an open configuration and a closed configuration, the container including a bottom, a first side, a second side, a front, and a back;
- and
- a handle disposed at a top of the first side, the handle including a handle opening and a bridge extending over the handle opening,
- wherein, in the open configuration:
- the first side, second side, front, and back extend upward from the bottom to form an opening opposite the bottom,
- the first side and second side are angled away from one another from the bottom toward the opening, and
- the front and back are angled away from one another from the bottom toward the opening, such that the container is nestable with another container having the same shape;
- and
- wherein, in the closed configuration:
- the first side and second side are angled toward one another so as to surround an interior space in the container,
- the front extends to a front tip, and
- the rear extends to a rear tip.
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A method of preparing a package for delivery by an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV), the method comprising:
- providing a container formed of a folded sheet of material in an open configuration, the container including a bottom, a first side, a second side, a front, and a back, wherein, in the open configuration:
- the first side, second side, front, and back extend upward to form an opening opposite the bottom,
- the first side and second side are angled away from one another from the bottom toward the opening, and
- the front and back are angled away from one another from the bottom toward the opening, such that the container is nestable with another container having the same shape;
- inserting a payload into an interior of the container through the opening;
- and
- folding the container into a closed configuration by angling the first side and the second side toward one another so as to surround an interior space in the container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.