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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2023
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Michael A. Long, Langley, WA (US);
Justin Duane Cottet, Snohomish, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
A wheeled support structure is presented and may include a shock absorber strut assembly comprising a wheel, a truss structure, a drag brace, and a pivot joint. The pivot joint may connect the truss structure to the drag brace. The drag brace may have an upper drag brace that may be pivotingly attached to a vehicle, and may be pivotingly attached to a lower drag brace. The lower drag brace may be pivotingly attached to the upper drag brace, and may be pivotingly attached to the truss structure. The drag brace may be configured to move between a deployed position and a stowed position. The truss structure may be configured to pivotably attach to the vehicle.