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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Inventors:
Robert Allen Bukovec, Dallas, TX (US);
Nathaniel David Bryant, Dallas, TX (US);
Levi Charles Hefner, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Textron Innovations, Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/34 (2006.01); B64D 27/26 (2006.01); B64U 50/13 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/34 (2013.01); B64D 27/26 (2013.01); B64U 50/13 (2023.01);
Abstract
An example of a collapsible pylon for a drone aircraft includes a bore extending through a length of a barrel, a first and a second flex-pin bore formed through a wall of the barrel, a first arm slidably positioned within a first end of the bore, a first flex pin disposed on the first arm to engage the first flex-pin bore, a second arm slidably positioned within a second end of the bore, and a second flex pin disposed on the second arm to engage the second flex-pin bore.