Self-leveling support apparatus
OwnerJames O'Neill, Jonathan Fleminginventors
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Abstract
Provided is a self-leveling support apparatus for use with a UAV or stationary device such as a table or ladder, the apparatus having multiple leg members, each associated with a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder; a connection among the hydraulic or pheumatic cylinders such that they share a common reservoir of fluid; a locking mechanism that obstructs free flow of fluid among the cylinders and stabilizes the UAV or stationary device without the need for electronic sensors or control systems.
Claims15
A self-leveling support device for use with an associated unit, the self-leveling support device comprising:
- two or more fluid cylinders each having a piston rod extending in a downward angle and a housing the upper end of which is attached to the unit being supported;
- wherein the cylinders are connected by one or more fluid lines configured to allow the cylinders to share a single reservoir of fluid such that compression of one cylinder resulting from contact between the piston rod and a surface produces elongation of the other cylinders.
A self-leveling support device for use as a landing gear apparatus for an associated UAV, the self-leveling support device comprising:
- two or more pneumatic cylinders each having a piston rod extending only downward and a housing the upper end of which is attached to the unit being supported;
- wherein the cylinders are connected by one or more pneumatic lines configured to allow the cylinders to share a single volume of gas such that compression of one cylinder produces elongation of others.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.