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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2007
Applicant:
Richard D. Jones, Issaquah, WA (US);
Inventor:
Richard D. Jones, Issaquah, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a folding rotor blade for an autogyro device comprises a plurality of connected rotor members. When the folding rotor blade is in a compressed state the folding rotor blade has a compressed length, and some of the connected rotor members are disposed in a non-parallel arrangement. When the folding rotor blade is in an extended state the folding rotor blade has an extended length, which is greater than the compressed length, and the connected rotor members are disposed in a parallel arrangement.