Patent ID: 9663244
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 coupled to the payload, wherein the payload is configured to rotate around a first rotational axis relative to the first support member; and a flexible member configured to be coupled to the first support member and the payload, wherein the flexible member comprises a branched configuration comprising a first extension, a second extension, a third extension, and a first connection portion extending between the first extension and the second extension, the first extension being configured to couple to the payload and the second extension being configured to couple to the first support member, and wherein the first connection portion of the flexible member is configured to (i) wind around a portion of the first support member or the payload when the payload is rotated in a first direction around the first rotational axis, and (ii) unwind from around the portion when the first support member is rotated in a second direction opposite the first direction around the first rotational axis.