US 12,459,641 B2
Apparatus for securing payload in aerial delivery
Rotem Izchak Levy, Shlomi (IL); Roman Dvorkin, Givatayim (IL); Tomer Gilad, Hod Hasharon (IL); Dmitri Osipov, Ramat Gan (IL); and Amit Hadad, Givatayim (IL)
Assigned to Flytrex Aviation Ltd., Tel Aviv (IL)
Filed by Flytrex Aviation Ltd., Tel Aviv (IL)
Filed on Mar. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/594,628.
Prior Publication US 2025/0276791 A1, Sep. 4, 2025
Int. Cl. B64D 1/10 (2006.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 101/64 (2023.01)
CPC B64D 1/10 (2013.01) [B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 2101/64 (2023.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A payload securement apparatus comprising:
a first member having a first connector configured to be connected to a first part of an aerial vehicle, the first member having a plurality of sections, each section connected to at least another section with a connector configured to allow for movement at a predetermined range;
a second member, having a second connector configured to be connected to a second part of the aerial vehicle, wherein the second part is separated by a fixed distance from the first part; and
a membrane, coupled with the first member at a first edge of the membrane and coupled with the second member at a second edge of the membrane, wherein the first member and the second member are configured to be deployed together in a first position relative to the vehicle and further configured to be deployed in a second position relative to the aerial vehicle such that the second position contacts a payload coupled to the aerial vehicle, providing support to the payload in a direction of travel of the aerial vehicle, and wherein the first position does not contact the payload.