Apparatus for preventing bird droppings on an exterior structural surface of an airplane
OwnerGerald H. Talbertinventor
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Abstract
Bird droppings on the propellers and tail sections of parked aircraft are substantially prevented by mounting the present apparatus on the horizontal surfaces thereof which normally present suitable bird perches, the present apparatus having one or more upwardly extending peaked portions which provide no approximately horizontal perchable surface to birds, thereby substantially eliminating accumulation of bird droppings on the supporting structural components of the aircraft.
Claims9
In combination, an airplane having a propeller with at least two propeller blades one of which can be selectively positioned in an upwardly extending approximately vertical disposition when at rest, and a device removably attached to the propeller for preventing bird droppings thereon, the device comprising a main body having a base portion removably attached to a top portion of the upwardly extending vertical propeller blade and a peaked portion extending upwardly from the base portion and beyond the top portion of the propeller blade, the peaked portion having an upwardly facing surface which is sufficiently acute with respect to vertical to provide essentially no approximately horizontal surface area on which birds can perch on the main body.
In combination, an airplane having a tail section with an upwardly extending free end, and a device removably attached to the tail section for preventing bird droppings therein, the device comprising a main body having a base portion removably attached to the free end of the tail section and a plurality of peaked portions extending upwardly from the base portion and beyond the free end of the tail section, the peaked portions having upwardly facing surfaces which are sufficiently acute with respect to vertical to provide essentially no approximately horizontal surface area on which birds can perch on the main body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.