US 12,456,801 B1
Container for shipping a satellite terminal
Elijah Burley, Plano, TX (US)
Assigned to Airbus DS Government Solutions, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Airbus DS Government Solutions, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 26, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/003,943.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/893,003, filed on Aug. 28, 2019.
Int. Cl. H01Q 1/10 (2006.01); B64G 5/00 (2006.01); B65D 90/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/12 (2006.01); H01Q 1/44 (2006.01); H01Q 3/16 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 1/44 (2013.01) [B64G 5/00 (2013.01); B65D 90/0073 (2013.01); H01Q 1/002 (2013.01); H01Q 1/103 (2013.01); H01Q 1/12 (2013.01); H01Q 3/16 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable container for shipping an unassembled satellite terminal comprising:
one or more compartments that are configured to partition an internal space of the container and adapted to securely receive one or more parts of the unassembled satellite terminal;
a rack that is drawable, hingable, or both such that one or more of the parts can be easily received;
a strap that is tightly placed on a portion of the one or more parts;
a metal piece that is installed vertically, horizontally, or both across a side of the compartments;
a rail or slot that slidably receives a portion of the parts;
a holder that receives a portion of one or more of the parts corresponding to a shape of the holder; and
a door that gives access to the compartments,
wherein the container, the compartments and the devices are of high-strength materials that bear a weight of the parts and external shocks;
wherein the container comprises the one or more parts of the unassembled satellite terminal which comprises reflector parts, beams, pedestal parts, brackets, a generator, a modem and an amplifier that are configured to securely be received in the one or more compartments; and
wherein a relatively heavy portion of the satellite terminal is received in a lower part of the compartments for stability.