Containers for aerial drone transport of materials, objects, or products
First Claim
1. A container structure for transport by airborne aerial drone, comprising:
- a main body comprising a set of sidewalls, a bottom coupled to the set of sidewalls, and a main opening opposite the bottom, which provide a predetermined container structure inner spatial volume into which objects are insertable through the main opening;
a lid couplable or coupled to the main body and configured for closing the main opening of the main body;
a plurality of aerial drone grip elements organized in an aerial drone grip configuration and shaped and dimensioned to accommodate structural counterpart aerial drone gripping mechanisms by which the container structure is carried by an aerial drone during aerial drone flight;
a plurality of visual aerial drone orientation markers carried by at least one external surface of the container structure at predetermined locations relative to the plurality of aerial drone grip elements, which collectively define a container structure pickup orientation relative to the aerial drone;
a first machine-readable code disposed on an external surface of the container structure, which indicates or encodes a unique container structure serial number and at least one of container structure dimensions, container structure weight carrying capacity, and the aerial drone grip configuration; and
an inwardly-protruding, structure corresponding to each aerial drone grip element within the plurality of aerial drone grip elements, wherein each inwardly-protruding structure establishes a physical separation or barrier between an object disposed inside the container structure and an aerial drone gripping mechanism when the container structure is carried by the aerial drone.
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Abstract
A container for aerial drone transport includes a main body; a lid; a plurality of aerial drone grip elements organized in an aerial drone grip configuration; a plurality of visual aerial drone orientation markers carried by at least one external surface at predetermined locations relative to the plurality of aerial drone grip elements, which define a pickup orientation; and a first machine-readable code indicating a container serial number, container dimensions, weight carrying capacity, and/or the aerial drone grip configuration. The container can also include a second machine-readable code indicating a target aerial drone delivery address. The container can include an RFID tag, and possibly a sensing unit configured for sensing one or more types of signals. The container can be securely closed by closure mechanisms, including an elastic band structure having knob elements that can be inserted into and securely retained by aperture structures having two different cross-sectional areas.
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12 Claims
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1. A container structure for transport by airborne aerial drone, comprising:
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a main body comprising a set of sidewalls, a bottom coupled to the set of sidewalls, and a main opening opposite the bottom, which provide a predetermined container structure inner spatial volume into which objects are insertable through the main opening; a lid couplable or coupled to the main body and configured for closing the main opening of the main body; a plurality of aerial drone grip elements organized in an aerial drone grip configuration and shaped and dimensioned to accommodate structural counterpart aerial drone gripping mechanisms by which the container structure is carried by an aerial drone during aerial drone flight; a plurality of visual aerial drone orientation markers carried by at least one external surface of the container structure at predetermined locations relative to the plurality of aerial drone grip elements, which collectively define a container structure pickup orientation relative to the aerial drone; a first machine-readable code disposed on an external surface of the container structure, which indicates or encodes a unique container structure serial number and at least one of container structure dimensions, container structure weight carrying capacity, and the aerial drone grip configuration; and an inwardly-protruding, structure corresponding to each aerial drone grip element within the plurality of aerial drone grip elements, wherein each inwardly-protruding structure establishes a physical separation or barrier between an object disposed inside the container structure and an aerial drone gripping mechanism when the container structure is carried by the aerial drone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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