Patent ID: 11866196
Assignee: LTAG SYSTEMS INC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An aerostat for midair deployment of payload, the aerostat comprising:
an inflatable structure;
a tether coupled to the inflatable structure; and
a trigger including a linkage, a spring, and a hook, the linkage coupled to the inflatable structure via the tether, the spring having a first section and a second section, the linkage restricting movement of the first section of the spring, the second section of the spring resiliently flexible relative to the first section of the spring, and the hook disposed along the second section of the spring, wherein the spring is a torsion spring, the first section of the spring is a first leg of the torsion spring, the second section of the spring is a second leg of the torsion spring, and the torsion spring includes one or more coils between the first leg and the second leg, the linkage includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion spaced apart from the second portion, the one or more coils of the torsion spring are wrapped about the first portion of the linkage, the second portion of the linkage is between the first leg and the second leg, and the first leg rests against the second portion of the linkage when a load on the hook moves the second leg away from the first leg.