Patent ID: 9663245
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B64C,B64D,F16M,G03B

Claim:
1. An apparatus for supporting a payload, the apparatus comprising: a first support member rotatably coupled to the payload along a first axis, wherein the first support member comprises a motor disposed at a distal portion of the first support member, and wherein the motor is configured to rotate the payload; a second support member, wherein the first support member is rotatably coupled to the second support member along a second axis; and a flexible member coupled to the first and second support members, wherein the flexible member comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the flexible member being fixed along a first portion of the motor, wherein the second portion of the flexible member is configured to wind around a second portion of the motor, such that the second portion of the flexible member is configured to wind up around the second portion of the motor when the first support member is rotated in a first direction and unwind from the second portion of the motor when the first support member is rotated in a second direction.