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Collapsible cargo management system for transporting payloads suspended from aircraft

  • US 6,189,834 B1
  • Filed: 10/16/1998
  • Issued: 02/20/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/06/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for attaching and releasing multiple payloads suspended from an aircraft by a cable, the apparatus comprising:

  • (a) a collapsible loading frame including a plurality of vertical struts each having a top end and a bottom end and a plurality of horizontal struts each having opposing ends, the vertical struts and horizontal struts being interconnected so as to enable selective positioning of the loading frame between a stabilized open position and a collapsed closed position;

    (b) a plurality of payload hooks attached to the loading frame; and

    (c) attachment means for securing the loading frame to the cable.

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