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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2022
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Cory Gordon Keller, St. Charles, MO (US);
James V. Eveker, Berkeley, MO (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A container suspension and release system provides at least one ejector assembly having a carry position and a deployed position. The ejector assembly includes an actuator configured to extend ejector assembly from the carry position to the deployed position, and a retention assembly. The retention assembly employs a bracket attached to the actuator and a fixed sway brace extending from the bracket. A left retention arm is pivotally attached to the bracket and a right retention arm is pivotally attached to the bracket, with the left and right retention arms configured to rotate in opposite directions. A rotation activation mechanism is provided to rotate the left and right retention arms in the deployed position. An energy source connected to the actuator to provides energy to actuate the at least one ejector assembly.