Payload coupling apparatus for UAV and method of delivering a payload
US10793274B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64U2201/20
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A payload coupling apparatus is provided including a housing, wherein the housing is adapted for attachment to a first end of a tether, a slot extending downwardly from an outer surface of the housing towards a center of the housing thereby forming a lower tip on the housing beneath the slot, and wherein the slot is adapted to receive a handle of a payload. A method of delivering a payload using the payload coupling apparatus is also provided.
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