US 11,912,408 B2
Device for storing and remotely launching unmanned aerial vehicles
Erik Falk-Petersen, Oslo (NO); Martin Krafft, Hvalstad (NO); and Jan Tronsdal, Hvalstad (NO)
Assigned to FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems AS, Hvalstad (NO)
Filed by FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems AS, Hvalstad (NO)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/110,271.
Application 17/110,271 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2019/035676, filed on Jun. 5, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0253242 A1, Aug. 19, 2021
Int. Cl. B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B60P 3/11 (2006.01); B64U 70/00 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01); B64U 80/86 (2023.01)
CPC B64C 39/024 (2013.01) [B60P 3/11 (2013.01); B64C 39/028 (2013.01); B64U 70/00 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01); B64U 80/86 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for storing and launching aerial vehicles comprising:
a housing having a plurality of recesses formed in the housing; and
a plurality of removable cassettes, each cassette adapted to fit securely into one of the plurality of recesses and comprising:
a cassette housing having a top portion with an opening formed in the top portion;
a cradle adapted to hold an aerial vehicle; and
an arm having a first end attached to the cradle and a second end rotatably coupled to the cassette housing, the arm operable to move the cradle between a storage position wherein the cradle is positioned inside the cassette housing, and a launch position wherein the arm extends through the opening, positioning the cradle outside of the cassette housing and enabling the aerial vehicle to launch.