Helicopter supported material transfer assembly
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1. A material handling assembly used in combination with a helicopter for the support, positioning and operation thereof, said assembly comprising:
- a. a clamshell device having an activating means attached thereto for the opening and closing of said clamshell,b. a suspension assembly having an elongated configuration and connected to and supporting said clamshell at one distal end of said suspension assembly, an opposite end of said suspension assembly secured to said helicopter,c. control means mounted on said helicopter and interconnected to said clamshell and said activating means thereof for regulating operation of said clamshell,d. said control means and said activating means being hydraulically structured and fluid activated and connected in fluid communication to one another by a fluid conduit assembly, ande. said fluid conduit assembly extending along the length of said suspension means and removably connected at one end thereof to said helicopter.
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Abstract
A material handling assembly primarily in the form of a clamshell structure being hyraulically activated and used in combination with a helicopter for the support of the clamshell structure and its operation thereof between a closed and an open position. The height and actual positioning of the clamshell relative to any applicable types of materials being handled or transferred is regulated by the height and positioning of the helicopter.
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1. A material handling assembly used in combination with a helicopter for the support, positioning and operation thereof, said assembly comprising:
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a. a clamshell device having an activating means attached thereto for the opening and closing of said clamshell, b. a suspension assembly having an elongated configuration and connected to and supporting said clamshell at one distal end of said suspension assembly, an opposite end of said suspension assembly secured to said helicopter, c. control means mounted on said helicopter and interconnected to said clamshell and said activating means thereof for regulating operation of said clamshell, d. said control means and said activating means being hydraulically structured and fluid activated and connected in fluid communication to one another by a fluid conduit assembly, and e. said fluid conduit assembly extending along the length of said suspension means and removably connected at one end thereof to said helicopter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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