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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Aerovironment, Inc., Monrovia, CA (US);
Inventor:
Alexander Andryukov, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
AEROVIRONMENT, INC., Simi Valley, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/04 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/04 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/021 (2013.01); B64C 2201/08 (2013.01); B64C 2201/084 (2013.01); B64C 2201/102 (2013.01); B64C 2201/165 (2013.01); B64C 2201/201 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle launch tube comprising a sabot disposed in an interior of the launch tube, the sabot having a first clasp tab and an expandable skirt. The sabot is hollow, and the expandable skirt has a circumferential skirt protrusion and is configured to provide a pressure seal with the inner circumferential wall of the launch tube. The system further comprises a clasp detachably coupled to the first clasp tab and contacting the inner circumferential wall of the launch tube.