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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2019
Insitu, Inc., Bingen, WA (US);
Matthew Grubb, Bingen, WA (US);
INSITU, INC., Bingen, WA (US);
Abstract
Locking line capture devices for unmanned aircraft are disclosed. An example line capture device is configured to be attached to a wing of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The example line capture device includes a body having a line capture slot. The line capture slot has an open end and a closed end. The example line capture device further includes a retainer having a first lobe, a second lobe, and a third lobe. The retainer is movable relative to the body between a first position in which the first and third lobes are positioned on opposite sides of the line capture slot and the second lobe is positioned over the line capture slot, and a second position in which the first and second lobes are positioned over the line capture slot and the third lobe is positioned clear of the line capture slot.