Belly-mounted load beam for an aerial vehicle
AssigneeBoost Human External Cargo Systems Inc.
InventorsDerek Thomas, Jeff Yarnold
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Abstract
A load beam for an aerial vehicle comprises an elongate beam with a radial slot and a lug extending from the radial slot. A hook is pivotably connected to the lug. There is a first arm pivotably connected to the beam and a second arm pivotably connected to the beam. The first arm may be pivotably connected to a first mount and the second arm may be pivotably connected to a second mount. A pivot axis of the first arm relative to the elongate beam may be substantially parallel to a pivot axis of the first arm relative to the first mount. A pivot axis of the second arm relative to the elongate beam may substantially parallel to a pivot axis of the second arm relative to the second mount.
Claims14
A load beam for an aerial vehicle, the load beam comprising:
- an elongate beam having a radial slot;
- a lug extending from the radial slot;
- a hook pivotably connected to the lug;
- a first arm pivotably connected to the elongate beam;
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- a second arm pivotably connected to the elongate beam.
An aerial vehicle provided with a load beam, the load beam comprising:
- an elongate beam having a radial slot;
- a lug extending from the radial slot;
- a hook pivotably connected to the lug;
- a first arm and a first mount, the first arm being pivotably connected to the elongate beam and the first arm being pivotably connected to the first mount, and a pivot axis of the first arm relative to the elongate beam being substantially parallel to a pivot axis of the first arm relative to the first mount;
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- a second arm and a second mount, the second arm being pivotably connected to the elongate beam and the second arm being pivotably connected to the second mount, and a pivot axis of the second arm relative to the elongate beam being substantially parallel to a pivot axis of the second arm relative to the second mount;
- wherein the first mount is pivotably mounted to the aerial vehicle so as to pivot about an axis substantially perpendicular to the pivot axis of the first arm relative to the elongate beam and substantially perpendicular to the pivot axis of the first arm relative to the first mount, and wherein the second mount is pivotably mounted to the aerial vehicle so as to pivot about an axis substantially perpendicular to the pivot axis of the second arm relative to the elongate beam and substantially perpendicular to the pivot axis of the second arm relative to the second mount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.