Apparatus for capturing securing and traversing remotely piloted vehicles and methods therefor
First Claim
1. A remotely piloted vehicle comprising a lower support comprising a plurality of broad pads suitable for sitting on a remotely piloted vehicle securing system, without the pads penetrating through the securing system, the pads carrying a downwardly extending probe of sufficient length to pass through the grid securing system, each probe carrying within the probe a pair of laterally extending wings for securing the remotely piloted vehicle to a securing system when the pads sit on the securing system and are retractable into the probe when the remotely piloted vehicle is to be launched, wherein the pair of laterally extendable wings are spring loaded and urged to extend normally laterally from the probe and which wings may be held in a folded vertically extending position within the probe by a pin.
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Abstract
An RPV for use on shipboard, the RPV having a lower support (for example a plurality of legs) comprising a plurality of broad pads at the lower end, a downwardly extending probe (or finger) extending from each pad, the lower end carrying wings within the probe that may be extended from the probe to extend laterally for securing below a grid through which each probe (or finger) may extend.
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3 Claims
- 1. A remotely piloted vehicle comprising a lower support comprising a plurality of broad pads suitable for sitting on a remotely piloted vehicle securing system, without the pads penetrating through the securing system, the pads carrying a downwardly extending probe of sufficient length to pass through the grid securing system, each probe carrying within the probe a pair of laterally extending wings for securing the remotely piloted vehicle to a securing system when the pads sit on the securing system and are retractable into the probe when the remotely piloted vehicle is to be launched, wherein the pair of laterally extendable wings are spring loaded and urged to extend normally laterally from the probe and which wings may be held in a folded vertically extending position within the probe by a pin.
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