Apparatus for deployment of aerial-drop units
US4881601A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 1988 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA62C3/0235
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus which carries and selectively deploys aerial-drop units. The apparatus comprises a plurality of substantially parallel tubes, each tube being sized to hold a stack of units and is suspendible from an aircraft by a carrier. Associated with each of the tubes is a releasable unit support element which, upon release, allows a stack of units, as its support is removed, to drop by gravity from the tube.
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