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US 9,546,494 B2Granted
Portable aircraft storage system
OwnerMichael P. Gintherinventor
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Abstract
A portable aircraft storage system for storing aircraft. The portable aircraft storage system generally includes a container having an enclosed space therein. The container has several connected walls including a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. A door is connected to the top wall by a hinge. The door rotates about the hinge between an open and a closed position. A front sliding section is coupled to the door. The front sliding section slides into and out of the enclosed space. A rear sliding section is coupled to the rear wall. The rear sliding section slides into and out of the enclosed space.
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A portable aircraft storage system comprising:
- a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall opposite of the front wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, the walls connected to form an enclosed space within the housing, and wherein said enclosed space has a longitudinal axis extending from said first side wall to said second side wall;
- a first sliding section moveably coupled to the front wall, the first sliding section adapted to slide into and out of the enclosed space along an axis that is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the housing, wherein the first side wall has an opening for receiving the first sliding section, and wherein the first sliding section is configured to receive a nose section of the airplane;
- at least one hinge connected between the top wall and the front wall, wherein both the front wall and the first sliding section are adapted to be pivotally raised together into an open position or lowered together into a closed position about the hinge;
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- a second sliding section moveably coupled to the rear wall, the second sliding section adapted to slide into and out of the enclosed space along an axis that is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the housing and wherein said second sliding section is configured to receive a tail section of the airplane;
- wherein said housing, said first sliding section and said second sliding section form a cross-shaped structure when said first sliding section and said second sliding section are each in an extended position;
- wherein said housing, said first sliding section and said second sliding section form an elongated rectangular structure when said first sliding section and said second sliding section are each in a retracted position.
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A portable aircraft storage system comprising:
- a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, the walls connected to form an enclosed space within the container, and wherein said enclosed space has a longitudinal axis extending from said first side wall to said second side wall;
- a door moveably coupled to the top wall by a hinge such that the door pivots about the top wall;
- a first sliding section moveably coupled to the door, the first sliding section adapted to slide into and out of the enclosed space along an axis that is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the housing, wherein the door has an opening for receiving the first sliding section, and wherein the first sliding section is configured to receive a nose section of the airplane, wherein both the first sliding section and the door are adapted to be pivotally raised together into an open position or pivotally lowered together into a closed position;
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- a second sliding section moveably coupled to the rear wall, the second sliding section adapted to slide into and out of the enclosed space along the axis that is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the housing and wherein said second sliding section is configured to receive a tail section of the airplane;
- wherein said housing, said first sliding section and said second sliding section form a cross-shaped structure when said first sliding section and said second sliding section are each in an extended position;
- wherein said housing, said first sliding section and said second sliding section form an elongated rectangular structure when said first sliding section and said second sliding section are each in a retracted position.
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A portable aircraft storage system comprising:
- a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, the walls connected to form an enclosed space within the container, and wherein said enclosed space has a longitudinal axis extending from said first side wall to said second side wall;
- a door moveably coupled to the top wall by a hinge such that the door pivots about a horizontal axis extending along the top wall between the first side wall and the second side wall;
- a first sliding section moveably coupled to the door, the first sliding section adapted to slide into and out of the enclosed space as a unitary structure between a first extended position and a first retracted position along an axis that is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the housing, wherein the door has an opening for receiving the first sliding section, and wherein the first sliding section is configured to receive a nose section of the airplane, wherein both the first sliding section and the door are adapted to be pivotally raised together into an open position or pivotally lowered together into a closed position;
- a second sliding section moveably coupled to the rear wall, the second sliding section adapted to slide into and out of the enclosed space as a unitary structure between a second extended position and a second retracted position along the axis that is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the housing and wherein said second sliding section is configured to receive a tail section of the airplane;
- a third sliding section movably coupled to the second sliding section, the third sliding section adapted to slide into and out of the second sliding section as a unitary structure between a third extended position and a third retracted position along the axis that is transverse to the housing;
- a first brace removably connected between the first sliding section and the door when the first sliding section is in the first extended position, wherein the first brace comprises a first support arm extending diagonally between a first side of the first sliding section and a first side of the door, wherein the first brace further comprises a plurality of first support posts extending between the first support arm and the door;
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- a second brace removably connected between the first sliding section and the door when the first sliding section is in the first extended position, wherein the second brace comprises a second support arm extending diagonally between a second side of the first sliding section and a second side of the door, wherein the second brace further comprises a plurality of second support posts extending between the second support arm and the door;
- wherein said housing, said first sliding section and said second sliding section form a cross-shaped structure when said first sliding section and said second sliding section are each in an extended position;
- wherein said housing, said first sliding section and said second sliding section form an elongated rectangular structure when said first sliding section and said second sliding section are each in a retracted position.
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