US 12,084,165 B2
Detachable wing sections for aircrafts
Thomas Skyler Sartorius, Los Angeles, CA (US); Calder Richmond Hughes, Portland, OR (US); Julian Rene Alvarez, San Francisco, CA (US); and Sean David-Andrew Belardo, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by Skydio, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/458,681.
Application 17/458,681 is a division of application No. 15/699,832, filed on Sep. 8, 2017, granted, now 11,148,781.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/385,495, filed on Sep. 9, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0033056 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B64C 1/26 (2006.01); B64C 3/28 (2006.01); B64C 3/56 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 1/26 (2013.01) [B64C 3/28 (2013.01); B64C 3/56 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft component connection assembly comprising:
an aircraft fuselage;
at least one wing mounted to the aircraft fuselage, wherein the at least one wing mounted to the aircraft fuselage includes:
a wing root connected to a slidable wing attachment section by an elastomeric device and at least one rod; and
a free wing configured for detachable connection to the wing root by the slidable wing attachment section, wherein the slidable wing attachment section includes a cavity in which the elastomeric device is mounted and is configured for movement in relation to the wing root and the free wing along an axis transverse in relation to a longitudinal axis of the at least one wing; and
a tail mounted to the aircraft fuselage.