Patent ID: 11897631
Assignee: SKYDIO, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A dock comprising:
a landing surface configured to hold an unmanned aerial vehicle;
a box configured to enclose the landing surface in a first arrangement of the dock and expose the landing surface in a second arrangement of the dock, wherein the box defines:
a height extending between a top surface and a bottom surface thereof;
a width extending between side surfaces thereof; and
a length extending between forward and rear surfaces thereof; and

a retractable arm, wherein the landing surface is positioned at an end of the retractable arm and the retractable arm is configured to extend to move the landing surface outside of the box and contract to pull the landing surface inside of the box, the retractable arm being movable along the length of the box.