Landing gear assembly for a model helicopter
OwnerPaul E. Arltoninventor
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Abstract
A landing gear assembly is provided for use on a model helicopter. The landing gear assembly includes a landing gear strut having a leg portion and a foot portion connected to the leg portion to define an included right angle therebetween. The assembly also includes a landing gear skid formed to include a landing gear strut attachment area provided with an L-shaped slot arranged to receive and trap the foot portion of the landing gear strut therein.
Claims48
A landing gear assembly for use on a model helicopter having a body, the landing gear assembly comprising
- a landing gear strut having a leg portion and a foot portion connected to the leg portion to define an included right angle between the foot portion and the leg portion and
- a landing gear skid being formed to include a landing gear strut attachment area, the foot portion of the landing gear strut engaging the landing gear strut attachment area.
A landing gear assembly for use on a model helicopter having a body, the landing gear assembly comprising
- a landing gear strut having a leg portion and a foot portion connected to the leg portion to define an included angle between the foot portion and the leg portion and
- a landing gear skid being formed to include a landing gear strut attachment area, the foot portion of the landing gear strut engaging the landing gear strut attachment area, wherein the leg portion includes a lower section positioned to lie adjacent to the foot portion of the landing gear strut and an upper section spaced apart from the lower section and the landing gear strut attachment area includes a loading segment configured to receive the foot portion of the landing gear strut, a trapping segment configured to receive the foot portion from the loading segment and retain the foot portion within the landing gear skid, and an upright-connecting segment configured to receive and retain the lower section of the leg portion of the landing gear strut.
A landing gear assembly for use on a model helicopter having a body, the landing gear assembly comprising
- a landing gear strut having a leg portion and a foot portion connected to the leg portion to define an included angle between the foot portion and the leg portion and
- a landing gear skid being formed to include a landing gear strut attachment area, the foot portion of the landing gear strut engaging the landing gear strut attachment area, wherein the leg portion includes a lower section positioned to lie adjacent to the foot portion of the landing gear strut and an upper section spaced apart from the lower section, the foot portion and lower section of the leg portion of the landing gear strut form a L-shaped portion, and the landing gear strut attachment area is formed to include an L-shaped configured to receive the L-shaped portion of the landing gear strut.
A landing gear assembly for use on a model helicopter having a body, the landing gear assembly comprising
- a landing gear strut having a leg portion and a foot portion connected to the leg portion to define an included angle between the foot portion and the leg portion,
- a landing gear skid being formed to include a landing gear strut attachment area, the foot portion of the landing gear strut engaging the landing gear strut attachment area, and,
- a locking element engaging the landing gear strut attachment area and the landing gear strut to connect the landing gear strut to the landing sear skid, wherein the landing gear skid includes a top surface facing upwardly toward a body of the model helicopter and the landing gear strut attachment area includes a channel formed in the top surface of the landing gear skid, a boot adapted to extend upwardly from the top surface of the landing gear skid toward the body of the helicopter, and spaced-apart locking pin-receiving apertures formed in the landing gear skid adjacent to the boot, the boot includes a collar and a boot channel arranged to extend through the collar and be in communication with the channel formed in the top surface of the landing gear skid to define an L-shaped slot formed in the landing gear skid, and the locking element includes a locking pin extending through the locking pin-receiving apertures and across the L-shaped slot to connect the landing gear strut to the landing gear skid.
A landing gear assembly for use on a model helicopter having a body, the landing gear assembly comprising
- a landing gear strut having a leg portion and a foot portion connected to the leg portion to define an included angle between the foot portion and the leg portion,
- a landing gear skid being formed to include a landing gear strut attachment area, the foot portion of the landing gear strut engaging the landing gear strut attachment area, and
- a locking element engaging the landing gear strut attachment area and the landing gear strut connecting the landing gear strut to connect the landing gear skid, wherein the landing gear strut attachment area includes an L-shaped slot formed in the landing gear skid and locking pin-receiving apertures formed in the landing gear skid adjacent to the L-shaped slot, the foot portion of the landing gear strut is situated in the L-shaped slot, and the locking element includes a locking pin extending through the locking pin-receiving apertures and across the L-shaped slot to trap the foot portion of the landing gear strut in the landing gear skid.
A landing gear assembly for use on a model helicopter having a body, the landing gear assembly comprising
- a landing gear strut having a leg portion and a foot portion connected to the leg portion to define an included angle between the foot portion and the leg portion
- a landing gear skid being formed to include a landing gear strut attachment area, the foot portion of the landing gear strut engaging the landing gear strut attachment area, and
- a locking element engaging the landing gear strut attachment area and the landing gear strut to connect the landing gear strut to the landing sear skid, wherein the locking element is a cable tie.
A landing gear assembly for use on a model helicopter having a body, the landing gear assembly comprising
- a landing gear skid and
- a landing gear strut having a first end adapted to attach to a body of a model helicopter and a second end connected to the landing gear skid in a snap-fit connection.
A landing gear assembly for use on a model helicopter, the landing gear assembly comprising
- a landing gear strut including a leg portion having a diameter and a foot portion appended to the leg portion to define an included right angle between the leg portion and the foot portion and the foot portion having a length that is greater than the diameter of the leg portion and
- a landing gear skid being formed to include a landing gear strut attachment area configured to receive the foot portion of the landing gear strut.
A landing gear strut for use on a landing gear assembly of a model helicopter having a body, the landing gear strut comprising
- a body-connecting portion adapted to connect to a body of a model helicopter,
- a foot portion spaced apart from the body-connecting portion, and
- a leg portion extending between the body-connecting portion and the foot portion, the foot portion being connected to the leg portion to define an included right angle between the foot portion and leg portion.
A landing gear assembly of a model helicopter, the landing gear assembly comprising
- a landing gear strut and
- a landing gear skid being formed to include a L-shaped slot sized to receive the landing gear strut.
A landing gear assembly for use on a model helicopter, the helicopter including a fuselage having a landing gear support, the landing gear assembly comprising
- at least one landing gear strut linked to the landing gear support, the at least one landing gear strut having a leg portion extending downward away from the fuselage to an angled foot portion, and
- a landing gear skid attached to the angled foot portion of the at least one landing gear strut, each landing gear skid being formed to include at least one slot receptive to the angled foot portion.
A landing gear assembly for use on a model aircraft, the landing gear assembly comprising
- a skid and
- a landing gear strut connecting the skid to the model aircraft, the landing gear strut having a leg portion and a foot portion extending at an included right angle to the leg portion, said skid being receptive to the leg portion and the foot portion of the landing gear strut to connect the skid to the landing gear strut.
A landing gear assembly for use on a model aircraft, the landing gear assembly comprising
- a skid and
- a landing gear strut connecting the skid to the model aircraft, the landing gear strut having a leg portion and a foot portion extending at an included angle to the leg portion, said skid being receptive to the leg portion and the foot portion of the landing gear strut to connect the skid to the landing gear strut, wherein the skid is engageable with one of the leg portion and foot portion of the landing gear strut in a snap-fit connection and the snap-fit connection is expandable to facilitate entry of the one of the leg portion and foot portion of the landing gear Strut into the snap-fit connection and closeable about the one of the leg portion and foot portion of the landing gear strut.
A landing gear assembly for use on a model aircraft, the landing gear assembly comprising
- a skid and
- a landing gear strut connecting the skid to the model aircraft, the landing gear strut being connected to the skid with a snap-fit connection.
A landing gear assembly for use on a model aircraft, the landing gear assembly comprising
- a skid and
- a landing gear strut connecting the skid to the model aircraft, the landing gear strut having a leg portion and a foot portion extending at an included right angle to the leg portion, said skid having a hollow area receptive to the foot portion of the landing gear strut, and means to retain the foot portion of the landing gear strut within the hollow area of the skid.
A model helicopter comprising
- a fuselage having a landing gear mounting,
- a landing gear skid located in spaced-apart relation to the fuselage,
- a landing gear strut connecting the landing gear mounting to the fuselage, and
- means for attaching the landing gear mounting to the fuselage, the attaching means comprising a cable tie wherein the landing gear strut abuts the fuselage at the landing gear mounting and the cable tie secures the landing gear strut to the fuselage.
A method for assembling a landing gear skid to a landing gear strut of a model helicopter, the method comprising the steps of
- providing a landing gear strut and a landing gear skid being formed to include a landing gear strut attachment area and
- snapping the landing gear strut into the landing gear strut attachment area.
A method for assembling a landing gear skid to a landing gear strut of a model helicopter, the method comprising the steps of
- providing a landing gear strut and a landing gear skid being formed to include a landing gear strut attachment area,
- inserting the landing gear strut into the landing gear strut attachment area, wherein the landing gear strut includes a leg portion and a foot portion appended to the leg portion to define an included angle between the leg portion and foot portion, and
- snapping the leg portion into the landing gear strut attachment area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.