Space vehicle dispenser

A dispenser system for dispensing a vehicle from a carrier, comprising:

• a generally rigid mounting platform;
• a hinge for detachably and pivotally mounting the vehicle on said mounting platform;
• an outer support structure secured at a lower end portion thereof to the carrier and secured at an upper end portion thereof to said mounting platform;
• an inner support structure positioned generally within said outer support structure and secured at a lower end portion thereof to the carrier;
• and
• a means for releasably and pivotally securing said mounting platform to the vehicle, said means generally preventing relative pivoting between said mounting platform and the vehicle when the vehicle is secured to said mounting platform;
• wherein said mounting platform includes struts extending radially from a longitudinal axis of the carrier and generally positioned between edge portions of said inner and outer support structures.

A dispenser system for dispensing a plurality of vehicles from a carrier, comprising:

• a generally rigid mounting platform having a central portion;
• a plurality of hinges detachably and pivotally mounting each of the plurality of vehicles onto the mounting platform, at least one of the plurality of hinges pivotally mounting a corresponding one of each of the plurality of vehicles onto the mounting platform;
• an outer support structure comprising an outer inverted cone and being secured at a lower end portion thereof to the carrier and secured at an upper end portion thereof to said mounting platform;
• an inner support structure positioned generally within said outer support structure and secured at a lower end portion thereof to the carrier;
• and
• means for pivotally releasing each of the plurality of vehicles from the mounting platform, the pivotal releasing means causing a rotational axis of each of the plurality of vehicles to be pivoted away from the central portion when released.