Patent ID: 9242729
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: A63H,B64C,B64D,G05D

Claim Text:
1. An aerial vehicle, the aerial vehicle comprising: a central body; at least two frame assemblies respectively disposed on the central body, each of the at least two frame assemblies having a primary tube with an inboard portion directly coupled to the central body and an outboard portion directly coupled to a cross bar; and a plurality of propulsion units operable to move the aerial vehicle, wherein each of the at least two frame assemblies supports at least two propulsion units directly coupled to the cross bar, wherein a lowest part of the cross bar is above a highest part of the central body at least during flight, wherein the primary tube of each frame assembly is coupled to the cross bar between ends of the cross bar, and wherein the cross bar is substantially perpendicular to the primary tube at the outboard portion of the primary tube.