Aerial pick-up and delivery system

• US 3,351,325 A
• Filed: 05/05/1965
• Issued: 11/07/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/1965
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Robert B. Cotton
• Original Assignee: Robert B. Cotton
• Inventors: Cotton, Robert B.
• Application Number:
  US04/453,436
• Time in Patent Office: 916 Days
• US Class Current: 258/1.4
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 1/00 Dropping, ejecting, releasing, or receiving articles, liquids, or the like, in flight with respect to weapon sights devices F41G takes precedence, parachutes per se B64D17/00; ejectable seats B64D25/10; ejectable capsules B64D25/12; refuelling during flight B64D39/00; launching apparatus for projecting projectiles or missiles F41F1/00, F41F7/00; rocket or torpedo launchers F41F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 1/22 Taking-up articles from earth's surface

Claims

1. MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING A CARGO BETWEEN AN AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT AND A GROUND TARGET AREA COMPRISING FIRST TOW MEANS ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED AT ONE END TO AND EXTENDED FROM AN AIR AIRCRAFT, DRAG MEANS CONNECTED AT THE OTHER END OF SAID FIRST TOW MEANS, SECOND TOW MEANS ADAPTED TO BE EXTENDED FROM SAID AIRCRAFT TO SAID DRAG MEANS, AND CARGO CARRYING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND TOW MEANS INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS THEREOF, SAID FIRST TOW MEANS HAVING GREATER AERODYNAMIC LIFT THAN SAID SECOND TOW MEANS AND BEING ADAPTED TO MAINTAIN SAID CARGO AIRBORNE BEHIND SAID AIRCRAFT, AND SAID DRAG MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO EFFECT A PREDETERMINED ORIENTATION OF SAID CARGO CARRYING MEANS AND SAID TOW MEANS WITH RESPECT TO SAID AIRCRAFT;

WHEREIN SAID FIRST TOW MEANS COMPRISES ELONGATED CABLE MEANS AND A PLURALITY OF REGULARLY SPACED LIFT DEVICES AFFIXED THERETO;

AND FURTHER, WHEREIN SAID DRAG MEANS COMPRISES A PARACHUTE.