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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2008
Applicants:
Samuel Adam Schweighart, Watertown, MA (US);
Carl Curtis Dietrich, Woburn, MA (US);
Andrew Heafitz, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Samuel Adam Schweighart, Watertown, MA (US);
Carl Curtis Dietrich, Woburn, MA (US);
Andrew Heafitz, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Terrafugia, Inc., Woburn, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Improvements to the hinge of a folding aircraft wing including a load bearing hinge mechanism with multiple locking mechanisms. The mechanism includes rigid panels that cover the hinge area when the wing is deployed, and the wing itself covers the hinge area when the wing is retracted. A control lever is used to actuate the wing and incorporates safety features to prevent unwanted actuation.