US 11,858,658 B2
Apparatus for restraining an aircraft
Tim Bower, Chicago, IL (US); Donald R. Burns, Chicago, IL (US); Mellyssa Mulero, Chicago, IL (US); John P. Schnieders, Chicago, IL (US); and Roger W. Bedell, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/687,356.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/209,051, filed on Jun. 10, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0396371 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. B64F 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC B64F 1/04 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for restraining an aircraft during engine acceleration, the apparatus comprising:
a collet shaft that is configured to attach to the aircraft;
a rod that is configured to attach to a runway; and
a release mechanism comprising:
an electrical terminal;
a clamshell;
a fuse wire; and
a coil of wire disposed around the clamshell and anchored to the electrical terminal by the fuse wire, wherein the clamshell is configured to restrain the collet shaft and configured to release the collet shaft in response to an electric current flowing through the fuse wire and thermally deforming the fuse wire.