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Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 17, 2014
Applicant:

The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);

Inventors:

Daniel J Nyren, Westborough, MA (US);

Marc N. Tardiff, Chelmsford, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 1/00 (2006.01); B66C 1/12 (2006.01); B66C 1/22 (2006.01); B66C 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 1/122 (2013.01); B66C 1/101 (2013.01); B66C 1/22 (2013.01);
Abstract

A stability device for a payload suspended from a payload sling includes a first wind deflecting member having a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion; a second wind deflecting member having a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion; the first wind deflecting member and the second wind deflecting member forming a substantially V-shaped structure; a tip portion of the V-shaped structure comprising the leading edge portion of the first wind deflecting member and the leading edge portion of the second wind deflecting member; an open portion of the V-shaped structured comprising the trailing edge of the first wind deflecting member and the trailing edge of the second wind deflecting member; and a securing mechanism removably coupling the payload stability device to the payload.


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