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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2014
Applicants:
Justin Riley, Medway, MA (US);
Andrew Meloni, Southborough, MA (US);
Inventors:
Justin Riley, Medway, MA (US);
Andrew Meloni, Southborough, MA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represnted by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/22 (2006.01); B64D 1/14 (2006.01); B64D 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/14 (2013.01); B64D 17/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aerial delivery system includes at least one container mounted on a platform, an impact attenuator initially interposed between the container and the platform, an activation tether arranged to cause contents of the container to disperse, and rigging material attached to the impact attenuator, the platform and the activation tether and configured to rotate the platform to face upward and the impact attenuator to face downward during aerial delivery.