Patent ID: 11858637
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
a rotorcraft having at least four laterally-arranged rotors;
a landing gear structure affixed to an underside of the UAV;
a support beam structure comprising a plurality of support beams affixed to an underside of the UAV, wherein at least one of the plurality of support beams projects away from the landing gear structure;
a first attachment device coupled to at least one of the plurality of support beams, the first attachment device being electrically controllable;
a first cable having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being releasably coupled to the first attachment device and the second portion being secured to a cargo;
a second attachment device coupled to at least one of the plurality of support beams, the second attachment device being electrically controllable; and
a second cable extending from the second attachment device to the cargo,
wherein the first attachment device and the second attachment device are each electrically controllable to open and close so as to be releasably coupled to the first cable and the second cable.