System And Method For Transporting A Package
AssigneeVariable UAV, Inc.
InventorChristopher Bennett
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Abstract
A package transport system includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including a body having a front portion. The body has a slot with an opening disposed proximate the front portion The slot terminates with a receiving socket disposed opposite the opening. The UAV further includes at least one propulsion unit operatively coupled to the body and configured to generate a first propulsive force. The package transport system also includes a package securing arrangement configured to secure a package for transport. The package securing arrangement has a mast and a top element atop the mast The top element is configured to nest within the receiving socket when the package is being transported. Methods for transporting a package are also disclosed.
Claims18
A package transport system, comprising:
- an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including:
- a body having a front portion, the body having a slot with an opening disposed proximate the front portion, the slot terminating with a receiving socket disposed opposite the opening;
- at least one propulsion unit operatively coupled to the body and configured to generate a first propulsive force;
- a package securing arrangement configured to secure a package for transport, the package securing arrangement having a mast and a top element atop the mast, the top element configured to nest within the receiving socket when the package is being transported.
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
- a body having a front portion, the body having a slot with an opening disposed proximate the front portion, the slot terminating with a receiving socket disposed opposite the opening;
- and
- at least one propulsion unit operatively coupled to the body and configured to generate a first propulsive force,
- wherein the receiving socket configured to receive a top element of a package securing arrangement.
A method for transporting a package comprising:
- providing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at a launch area, the UAV including:
- a body having a front portion, the body having a slot with an opening disposed proximate the front portion, the slot terminating with a receiving socket disposed opposite the opening;
- at least one propulsion unit operatively coupled to the body and configured to generate a first propulsive force;
- securing a package securing arrangement having a mast and a top element to a package;
- operating the UAV so that mast translates along the slot;
- operating the UAV so that the package securing arrangement couples to the receiving socket;
- and
- operating the UAV along a flight trajectory to a desired location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.