Patent ID: 9546494
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: B64F,B65B,E04H

Claim:
1. A portable aircraft storage system comprising: a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall opposite of the front wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, the walls connected to form an enclosed space within the housing, and wherein said enclosed space has a longitudinal axis extending from said first side wall to said second side wall; a first sliding section moveably coupled to the front wall, the first sliding section adapted to slide into and out of the enclosed space along an axis that is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the housing, wherein the first side wall has an opening for receiving the first sliding section, and wherein the first sliding section is configured to receive a nose section of the airplane; at least one hinge connected between the top wall and the front wall, wherein both the front wall and the first sliding section are adapted to be pivotally raised together into an open position or lowered together into a closed position about the hinge; and a second sliding section moveably coupled to the rear wall, the second sliding section adapted to slide into and out of the enclosed space along an axis that is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the housing and wherein said second sliding section is configured to receive a tail section of the airplane; wherein said housing, said first sliding section and said second sliding section form a cross-shaped structure when said first sliding section and said second sliding section are each in an extended position; wherein said housing, said first sliding section and said second sliding section form an elongated rectangular structure when said first sliding section and said second sliding section are each in a retracted position.