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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2017
Applicant:
The Skylife Company, Inc., Rossford, OH (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey J. Potter, Toledo, OH (US);
Matthew J. Medlin, Sylvania, OH (US);
Greg J. Konczal, Holland, OH (US);
Rory T. McDonnell, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Skylife Company, Inc., Rossford, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 88/02 (2006.01); B64D 1/08 (2006.01); B64D 1/12 (2006.01); B64D 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 88/027 (2013.01); B64D 1/08 (2013.01); B64D 1/12 (2013.01); B64D 1/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aerial distribution system and method for deploying items is disclosed. The system includes a bulk shipping container comprised of a single piece of corrugated plastic, cut and folded into a closable box, a plurality of deployment boxes within the bulk shipping container, each deployment box containing at least one item, a plurality of tethers, each tether coupling a deployment box to the bulk shipping container, and a freefall retarding device coupled to the bulk shipping container.