Patent ID: 6212987
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
An adaptor in combination with a store and a rack for releasably attaching the store to the rack on the underside of an aircraft, the rack having a hook that is pivotable between a closed position for retaining the store on the rack and an open position for installation of the store on the rack and release of the store from the aircraft, the rack also having an outwardly extending post having a plurality of indentations, the adaptor comprising:a lower surface shaped to conform to an outer surface of the store;an upper surface defining an opening for receiving the post extending from the rack, said opening having a shape complimentary to the post in that the portion of the upper surface that defines the opening includes a plurality of splines for engaging corresponding indentations defined by the post such that yaw motion of the adaptor and store is substantially eliminated; anda surrounding wall defining a recess for receiving the hook.