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US 8,939,810 B1Granted
Unitary model airplane component kit
OwnerNoel F. Suknananinventor
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Abstract
A kit for quick replacement of unitary model airplane structural components contains a first wing assembly is removable from a model airplane fuselage component so a second wing assembly from the kit can be quickly installed. A first vertical stabilizer subassembly is removable from the model airplane fuselage component so a second vertical stabilizer subassembly from the kit can be quickly installed. A first horizontal stabilizer subassembly is removable from the model airplane fuselage component so a second horizontal stabilizer subassembly from the kit can be quickly installed. The kit has a kit box for portable storage of the wing assembly, vertical stabilizer subassembly, and the horizontal stabilizer subassembly. The kit does not contain the fuselage component or a fuselage padding component.
Claims6
A kit for quick replacement of unitary model airplane structural components, wherein said kit (100) comprises:
- (a) a wing assembly (200) having a wing leading edge (230), a wing trailing edge (240), and an aileron (250) disposed on the wing trailing edge (240), wherein the wing assembly (200) comprises a plurality of quick connect male spar projections (260) disposed thereon, wherein the wing assembly (200) comprises a plurality of projecting wing connection pins (270) disposed thereon;
- wherein a first wing assembly (200) is removable from a model airplane fuselage component (110), wherein a second wing assembly (200) can be quickly installed on the fuselage component (110) via inserting the male spar projections (260) into a plurality of female spar receivers (265) disposed on the fuselage component (110), and inserting the wing connection pins (270) into a plurality of wing connection pin receivers (275) disposed on the fuselage component (110);
- (b) a tail assembly (300) having a vertical stabilizer subassembly (400) and a horizontal stabilizer subassembly (500), wherein the vertical stabilizer subassembly (400) and the horizontal stabilizer subassembly (500) are two distinct subassemblies;
- wherein the vertical stabilizer subassembly (400) comprises a vertical stabilizer (410) having a vertical stabilizer leading edge (420), and a vertical stabilizer trailing edge (430) with a rudder (450) disposed thereon, wherein the vertical stabilizer (410) further comprises a stabilizer post (460) having a stabilizer post first end (462) disposed on a vertical stabilizer bottom surface (440), wherein a stabilizer post second end (464) projects out and away from the vertical stabilizer bottom surface (440), wherein the stabilizer post (460) is in line with the vertical stabilizer trailing edge (430),
- wherein a first vertical stabilizer subassembly (400) is removable from the model airplane fuselage component (110), wherein a second vertical stabilizer subassembly (400) can be quickly installed on the fuselage component (110) via inserting the stabilizer post second end (464) into a female stabilizer post receiver (470) disposed on a fuselage component top surface (112) proximal to a fuselage component posterior end (116),
- wherein the horizontal stabilizer subassembly (500) comprises a horizontal stabilizer (510) having a horizontal stabilizer leading edge (520), a horizontal stabilizer trailing edge (530) with an elevator (560) disposed thereon, wherein the horizontal stabilizer (510) comprises a plurality of fasteners (600) disposed on a horizontal stabilizer top surface (540), wherein the fasteners (600) extend through a cross-section of the horizontal stabilizer (510) and exit through a horizontal stabilizer bottom surface (550),
- wherein a first horizontal stabilizer subassembly (500) is removable from the model airplane fuselage component (110), wherein a second horizontal stabilizer subassembly (500) can be quickly installed on the fuselage component (110) via attaching the fasteners (600) to a plurality of internally threaded receiving units (610) disposed on the fuselage component top surface (112) proximal to the fuselage component posterior end (116);
- wherein the vertical stabilizer subassembly (400) is directly attached to the fuselage component (110) via the stabilizer post (460), wherein the horizontal stabilizer subassembly (500) is directly attached to the fuselage component (110) via the fasteners (600), and wherein attaching the vertical stabilizer subassembly (400) to the fuselage component (110) is independent of and bypasses the horizontal stabilizer subassembly (500);
- wherein the internally threaded receiving units (610) are angled such that each threaded receiving unit interior end (611) is biased towards the fuselage component posterior end (116);
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- (c) a kit box (700) for portable storage of the wing assembly (200), vertical stabilizer subassembly (400), and the horizontal stabilizer subassembly (500), wherein the box comprises at least one dividing component (710) disposed therein, wherein the box comprises a wing padding component (720) having a hollow cavity for receiving the wing assembly (200) for storage, wherein the box comprises a vertical stabilizer subassembly padding component (730) having a hollow cavity for receiving the vertical stabilizer subassembly (400) for storage, wherein the box comprises a horizontal stabilizer subassembly padding component (740) having a hollow cavity for receiving the horizontal stabilizer subassembly (500) for storage;
- wherein the kit (100) is free from the fuselage component (110), wherein the box does not comprise a fuselage padding component having a hollow cavity for receiving the fuselage component (110) for storage,
- wherein the kit (100) facilitates quick replacement of model airplane structural components when damaged in the field.
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A kit for quick replacement of unitary model airplane structural components, wherein said kit (100) consists of:
- (a) a wing assembly (200) having a wing leading edge (230), a wing trailing edge (240), an aileron (250) disposed on the wing trailing edge (240), a plurality of quick connect male spar projections (260), and a plurality of projecting wing connection pins (270);
- wherein a first wing assembly (200) is removable from a model airplane fuselage component (110), wherein a second wing assembly (200) can be quickly installed on the fuselage component (110) via inserting the male spar projections (260) into a plurality of female spar receivers (265) disposed on the fuselage component (110), and inserting the wing connection pins (270) into a plurality of wing connection pin receivers (275) disposed on the fuselage component (110);
- (b) a tail assembly (300) having a vertical stabilizer subassembly (400) and a horizontal stabilizer subassembly (500), wherein the vertical stabilizer subassembly (400) and the horizontal stabilizer subassembly (500) are two distinct subassemblies;
- wherein the vertical stabilizer subassembly (400) consists of a vertical stabilizer (410) having a vertical stabilizer leading edge (420) and a stabilizer post (460) having a stabilizer post first end (462) disposed on a vertical stabilizer bottom surface (440), and a vertical stabilizer trailing edge (430) with a rudder (450) disposed thereon, wherein a stabilizer post second end (464) projects out and away from the vertical stabilizer bottom surface (440), wherein the stabilizer post (460) is in line with the vertical stabilizer trailing edge (430),
- wherein a first vertical stabilizer subassembly (400) is removable from the model airplane fuselage component (110), wherein a second vertical stabilizer subassembly (400) can be quickly installed on the fuselage component (110) via inserting the stabilizer post second end (464) into a female stabilizer post receiver (470) disposed on a fuselage component top surface (112) proximal to a fuselage component posterior end (116),
- wherein the horizontal stabilizer subassembly (500) consists of a horizontal stabilizer (510) having a horizontal stabilizer leading edge (520) and a plurality of fasteners (600) disposed on a horizontal stabilizer top surface (540), and a horizontal stabilizer trailing edge (530) with an elevator (560) disposed thereon, wherein the fasteners (600) extend through a cross-section of the horizontal stabilizer (510) and exit through a horizontal stabilizer bottom surface (550),
- wherein a first horizontal stabilizer subassembly (500) is removable from the model airplane fuselage component (110), wherein a second horizontal stabilizer subassembly (500) can be quickly installed on the fuselage component (110) via attaching the fasteners (600) to a plurality of internally threaded receiving units (610) disposed on the fuselage component top surface (112) proximal to the fuselage component posterior end (116);
- wherein the vertical stabilizer subassembly (400) is directly attached to the fuselage component (110) via the stabilizer post (460), wherein the horizontal stabilizer subassembly (500) is directly attached to the fuselage component (110) via the fasteners (600), and wherein attaching the vertical stabilizer subassembly (400) to the fuselage component (110) is independent of and bypasses the horizontal stabilizer subassembly (500);
- wherein the internally threaded receiving units (610) are angled such that each threaded receiving unit interior end (611) is biased towards the fuselage component posterior end (116);
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- (c) a kit box (700) for portable storage of the wing assembly (200), vertical stabilizer subassembly (400), and the horizontal stabilizer subassembly (500), wherein the box consists of at least one dividing component (710) disposed therein, a wing padding component (720) having a hollow cavity for receiving the wing assembly (200) for storage, a vertical stabilizer subassembly padding component (730) having a hollow cavity for receiving the vertical stabilizer subassembly (400) for storage, and a horizontal stabilizer subassembly padding component (740) having a hollow cavity for receiving the horizontal stabilizer subassembly (500) for storage;
- wherein the kit (100) is free from the fuselage component (110), wherein the box does not consists of a fuselage padding component having a hollow cavity for receiving the fuselage component (110) for storage,
- wherein the kit (100) facilitates quick replacement of model airplane structural components when damaged in the field.
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