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UAV payload module camera assembly and retraction mechanism

  • US 10,457,418 B2
  • Filed: 09/13/2018
  • Issued: 10/29/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A UAV comprising:

  • a) a payload secured to the UAV so as to be capable of being stowed within the UAV and deployed out of the UAV;

    b) a biasing member to bias the payload out of the UAV and into a deployed position; and

    c) a retraction mechanism comprising a flexible means capable of supporting tension, the retraction mechanism and the flexible means allowing the payload to be deployed by the biasing member and causing the payload to retract into the UAV from the deployed position.

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