US 11,866,168 B2
Enclosure for an unmanned aerial system
Neil E. Cooper, Sterling Heights, MI (US); Eric S. Paternoster, Saint Clair Shores, MI (US); Jason A. Schrader, Washington, MI (US); and Gary L. Bronstetter, Macomb, MI (US)
Assigned to Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US)
Filed by GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, Washington, DC (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/485,633.
Application 17/485,633 is a continuation of application No. 16/378,812, filed on Apr. 9, 2019, granted, now 11,148,805.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/655,679, filed on Apr. 10, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0177127 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01)
CPC B64C 39/024 (2013.01) [B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An enclosure for an unmanned aerial system (UAS), said enclosure comprising:
a housing including a base and a plurality of sidewalls coupled to said base, said base and said plurality of sidewalls defining an interior volume;
a motive apparatus coupled to said housing;
a platform coupled to said motive apparatus and configured to move within said interior volume under control of said motive apparatus;
a plurality of lids movable between open and closed positions under control of said motive apparatus, each of said plurality of lids coupled to one of said plurality of sidewalls and to said platform; and
a plurality of linkages, each of said plurality of linkages pivotably coupling a respective one of said plurality of lids to said platform; and wherein
driving said motive apparatus in a first direction causes said platform to move from a stowed position toward a deployed position and causes each of said plurality of lids to move from a closed position toward an open position; and
driving said motive apparatus in a second direction opposite said first direction causes said platform to move from said deployed position toward said stowed position and causes each of said plurality of lids to move from said open position toward said closed position.