Back to results
US 2018/0001990 A1Published application
Omnidirectional frangible joint
AssigneeInsitu, Inc.
InventorsChad Stuart Kossar, Bradley Yeomans, Matthew Grubb
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Loading patent…
Loading patent…
AssigneeInsitu, Inc.
InventorsChad Stuart Kossar, Bradley Yeomans, Matthew Grubb
Estimating the term…
A reusable frangible joint includes a first part having a hemispherical convex surface, and a second part defined by a reversely identical mating hemispherical concave surface. The convex and concave surfaces of the joint are secured and held together in compression until a predetermined applied load causes the joint to fail. The joint includes at least one replaceable fastener that rigidly secures and holds the respective concave and convex surfaces together. The fastener, designed to be the only part of the joint configured to fail, is sheared apart under the predetermined load, which results in separation of the concave and convex parts from one another irrespective of from which direction or to which part the impact load is applied. The failed fastener can then be replaced, wherein the frangible joint becomes immediately reusable, as having incurred no other damage by the impact load.
A reusable frangible joint comprising:
A system of using a reusable frangible joint having a fracture pin on an unmanned aerial vehicle retrievable via a vertical pole and rope line, the system comprising:
A method of making a reusable frangible joint having two adjacent parts, the method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.