US 11,926,251 B2
Unmanned vehicle carrying and deployment
Elliott Forrest Leslie, Cambridge, MA (US); Annan Michael Mozeika, Groton, MA (US); Daniel Tully, Tyngsboro, MA (US); and Jordan Daniel Jesiolowski, Methuen, MA (US)
Assigned to Teledyne FLIR Defense, Inc., Stillwater, OK (US)
Filed by Teledyne FLIR Defense, Inc., Stillwater, OK (US)
Filed on Jul. 31, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/945,226.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/881,713, filed on Aug. 1, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0031667 A1, Feb. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. B60P 3/06 (2006.01); B60P 3/11 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64U 80/86 (2023.01)
CPC B60P 3/062 (2013.01) [B60P 3/11 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64U 80/86 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
at least one deployable robot, the deployable robot comprising at least one rotatable flipper disposed on a surface of the deployable robot; and
a base unmanned vehicle configured to carry and deploy the deployable robot, the base unmanned vehicle comprising a base robot chassis, the base robot chassis comprising:
a platform to secure the deployable robot; and
at least one retention bracket disposed on the platform, wherein the flipper is configured to rotate in a first rotational direction to lock the deployable robot onto the base robot chassis by engaging with the retention bracket.