Patent ID: 11878801
Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 19:
20. A method of adjusting height of a release for engaging a payload to a vehicle, the release being part of an aft pivot assembly, the method comprising:
moving an inner component of the release relative to an outer housing of the release, wherein the aft pivot assembly includes a shaft, a distal end of which is coupled to the release, wherein the movement of the inner component is height adjustable relative to a radial direction away from an axis of the shaft; and
securing the inner component in place within the outer housing,
wherein the moving includes either 1) rotating the inner component within the outer housing, with the inner component threadedly engaging the outer housing, or 2) engaging external teeth of the inner component with toothed surfaces of the outer housing, at any of a variety of relative heights; and
wherein the securing includes securing the inner component within the outer housing using the shaft, which passes through the inner component.