Patent ID: 11891237
Assignee: BIOSPHERE AEROSPACE, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 5:
6. A cargo transport system comprising:
a spine assembly comprising
a rigid spine, and
a plurality of mounts arranged on the rigid spine in a plurality of mount rows;

a container assembly comprising a plurality of containers secured to the spine assembly using at least a subset of the plurality of mounts;
an outer fairing at least partially enclosing the container assembly; and
a pressure membrane disposed between the outer fairing and the container assembly;
wherein:
each container of the plurality of containers comprises a plurality of fittings for securing the container to the spine assembly and/or another container of the container assembly;
the container assembly is enclosed within a pressurization space for pressurizing the container assembly;
the pressurization space is at least partially defined by the pressure membrane; and
the pressure membrane comprises a flexible or semi-flexible material configured to expand into a substantially circular cross-section when the pressurization space is pressurized.