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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2021
Applicant:
Hdt Expeditionary Systems, Inc., Solon, OH (US);
Inventors:
David C. Cronk, Moab, UT (US);
Thomas J. Price, Jr., Prescott, AZ (US);
Curtis Glen Lilly, II, Waynesboro, VA (US);
Phillip Kevin Almarode, Waynesboro, VA (US);
Assignee:
HDT Expeditionary Systems, Inc., Solon, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for cushioning airdropped cargo includes a pallet supporting associated cargo. At least one lower inflatable impact attenuator in the form of a pneumatic cushion is positioned between the pallet and the cargo. A compression pad is positioned between the lower pneumatic cushion and the cargo. At least one upper pneumatic cushion is positioned atop the cargo. A parachute is connected by parachute rigging to the pallet.