Container for air transport
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1. An apparatus for aerial delivery of cargo, comprising:
- a container having a top, a bottom, and a plurality of sides;
a combined braking and steering means connected to said container comprised of(I) a plurality of control flaps projecting laterally from said plurality of sides of said container and defining an area used for braking the descent of said container that is larger than said bottom of said container,(ii) means for pivoting at least a portion of each of said plurality of control flaps to adjust a size of said area used for braking the descent of said container and steer said container in a selected direction during the descent of said container, and(iii) flexible fabric positioned between pairs of control flaps of said plurality of control flaps which are on two adjacent sides of said plurality of sides of said container, said flexible fabric serving to brake the descent of said container; and
navigating control means for selectively causing pivoting of said portion of said control flaps by said means for pivoting to achieve directional changes of said container during its braked descent.
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Abstract
A container for air transport and for deliberate drops, for which purpose container (1) is connected to a braking system (3, 4, 6), permits an accurate drop by virtue of the fact that it is provided with a control that has a navigation system and actuating means for a passive steering device (4, 6), that can produce lateral directional changes of container (1) during a braked descent. Preferably the container is provided on its underside with a large-volume shock absorber (7 to 10) that is under low pressure at most.
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1. An apparatus for aerial delivery of cargo, comprising:
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a container having a top, a bottom, and a plurality of sides; a combined braking and steering means connected to said container comprised of (I) a plurality of control flaps projecting laterally from said plurality of sides of said container and defining an area used for braking the descent of said container that is larger than said bottom of said container, (ii) means for pivoting at least a portion of each of said plurality of control flaps to adjust a size of said area used for braking the descent of said container and steer said container in a selected direction during the descent of said container, and (iii) flexible fabric positioned between pairs of control flaps of said plurality of control flaps which are on two adjacent sides of said plurality of sides of said container, said flexible fabric serving to brake the descent of said container; and navigating control means for selectively causing pivoting of said portion of said control flaps by said means for pivoting to achieve directional changes of said container during its braked descent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for aerial delivery of cargo, comprising:
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a container having a top, a bottom, and a plurality of sides; a combined braking and steering means connected to said container comprised of (I) a plurality of control flaps projecting laterally from said plurality of sides of said container and defining an area used for braking the descent of said container that is larger than said bottom of said container, (ii) means for pivoting at least a portion of each of said plurality of control flaps to adjust a size of said area used for braking the descent of said container and steer said container in a selected direction during the descent of said container, and (iii) a parachute positioned above said top of said container for aligning said container in a stable dropping position, said parachute defining a smaller area than said area defined by said control flaps used for braking the descent of said container; and navigating control means for selectively causing pivoting of said portion of said control flaps by said means for pivoting to achieve directional changes of said container during its braked descent. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. An apparatus for aerial delivery of cargo, comprising:
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a container having a top, a bottom, and a plurality of sides; a combined braking and steering means connected to said container comprised of (I) a plurality of control flaps projecting laterally from said plurality of sides of said container and defining an area used for braking the descent of said container that is larger than said bottom of said container, and (ii) means for pivoting at least a portion of each of said plurality of control flaps to adjust a size of said area used for braking the descent of said container and steer said container in a selected direction during the descent of said container; and navigating control means for selectively causing pivoting of said portion of said control flaps by said means for pivoting to achieve directional changes of said container during its braked descent. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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