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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2017
Flirtey Holdings, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Joseph Rinaldi, Reno, NV (US);
Matthew Sweeny, Reno, NV (US);
Tom Bass, Sydney, AU;
Jess Hayden, Reno, NV (US);
David Hobby, Reno, NV (US);
Christopher Galassini, Reno, NV (US);
John Johnson, Silver Springs, NV (US);
Henri Spaile, Sydney, AU;
Seaton Mckeon, Sydney, AU;
Justin Wagemakers, Sydney, AU;
Flirtey Holdings, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A package delivery mechanism (PDM) of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is described. The PDM includes a gravity activated locking mechanism to lock and unlock a package attached to the UAV based on the weight of the package. When the package is attached to a suspension member of the UAV, the locking mechanism automatically engages with the package and keeps the package locked to the suspension member, due to the weight of the package. When the package is lowered and reaches the ground, the weight of the package is offloaded from the suspension member, which enables the locking mechanism to be disengaged, thereby releasing the package.