US 12,479,576 B2
Payload container for parachute delivery systems
Ethan C. Anderson, Redwood City, CA (US); Lauren E. Lacey, Redwood City, CA (US); and Wilmer A. Baron, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Zipline International Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Zipline International, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/628,323.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/457,493, filed on Apr. 6, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0336360 A1, Oct. 10, 2024
Int. Cl. B64D 1/12 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 1/12 (2013.01) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for aerial delivery of a payload comprising:
a parachute comprising:
a canopy,
a plurality of legs extending from the canopy, and
one or more attachment features arranged on an end of the legs; and
a payload container comprising:
a plurality of anchors, wherein the plurality of anchors are integral with the payload container and receive one or more attachment features;
a plurality of panels arranged to define an internal volume, the plurality of anchors defined by one or more of the plurality of panels; and
a securement panel, wherein the securement panel is defined by one or more of the plurality of panels overlapping a portion of the anchors to distribute stresses on the anchors.