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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Flying Whales, Suresnes, FR;
Inventors:
Benoît Le Blanc, Paris, FR;
Bastien Lefrancois, Chaville, FR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/14 (2006.01); B64B 1/66 (2006.01); B66D 1/12 (2006.01); B66D 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/14 (2013.01); B64B 1/66 (2013.01); B66D 1/34 (2013.01); B66D 1/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tie-down system for securing an aerostat to a receiving structure, comprising a tie-down cable designed to be attached to the aerostat by one of the ends thereof, a mast designed to be rotatably mounted on the receiving structure, the mast comprising a winch with a winding drum winch comprising a slot designed to receive a portion of the cable located on the side of the other end of the tie-down cable. The tether is weighed down by a weight at the other end thereof, and the mast further comprises a forked guide device having two branches extending in two opposite directions.