Aircraft accessory mount
AssigneePerform Air International, Inc.
InventorRAYMOND C. BERG
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Abstract
Implementations described and claimed herein provide apparatus and methods for accessory attachment. One example apparatus includes an attachment device having a base plate, a support structure on the base plate, at least one pole, wherein the support structure is configured to support the at least one pole, a pintle configured to attach a weapon to the at least one pole, and one or more arms rotatably attached to the base plate, wherein each of the one or more arms includes an elongated opening configured to facilitate attachment of the base plate to an aircraft.
Claims20
An attachment device, comprising:
- a base plate;
- a support structure on the base plate;
- at least one pole, wherein the support structure is configured to support the at least one pole;
- a pintle configured to attach a weapon to the at least one pole;
- and
- one or more arms rotatably attached to the base plate, wherein each of the one or more arms includes an elongated opening configured to facilitate attachment of the base plate to an aircraft.
An attachment device, comprising:
- a base plate;
- a support structure on the base plate;
- at least one pole configured to attach an accessory for an aircraft to the base plate, wherein the support structure is configured to support the at least one pole;
- a first arm rotatably attached to a first corner portion of the base plate;
- and
- a second arm rotatably attached to a second corner portion of the base plate, wherein, in a collapsed position, a first side of the first arm is adjacent to a side of the base plate and a second opposite side of the first arm is adjacent to a side of the second arm.
A method for accessory attachment, comprising:
- supporting, via a support structure on a base plate, at least one pole configured to attach an accessory for an aircraft to the base plate;
- and
- providing, via the base plate, pivot points for a first arm and a second arm rotatably attached to the base plate such that, in a collapsed position, a first side of the first arm is adjacent to a side of the base plate and a second opposite side of the first arm is adjacent to a side of the second arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.