Patent ID: 8240598

Claim:
An airborne elevator apparatus comprising: a) a main platform assembly anchored to a ground or water-based service area by at least one anchor sub-assembly, wherein said main platform assembly further comprises a centrally-attached control house assembly and a circular platform assembly positioned above said main platform assembly, capable of rotating around said control house assembly, b) an airborne canopy assembly having at least two airborne cables, wherein each cable has a first end and a second end, with the first end attached to said airborne canopy assembly, and with the second end attached to said circular platform assembly, wherein said airborne canopy assembly further comprises a canopy-rim, a canopy-hub, a plurality of canopy-spokes, and a canopy-envelope sub-assembly filled with lighter than air gas, wherein said canopy-envelope sub-assembly has enough buoyancy to support the weight of said airborne canopy assembly and the weight of said airborne cables, wherein said airborne canopy assembly further comprises a canopy-stabilizer sub-assembly positioned to lower the center of gravity of said canopy assembly below its buoyancy center, and c) at least two airborne booster assemblies for carrying and deploying at the same time service loads at different altitudes by gliding along said airborne cables, wherein said at least two airborne booster assemblies each further comprises a toroidal shaped cylindrical body filled with lighter than air gas to develop enough buoyancy to support its own weight and the weight of a service load, wherein said at least two airborne booster assemblies each further comprises upper-ring and lower-ring sub-assemblies, and a service load bay sub-assembly, wherein said service load bay sub-assembly is positioned within said toroidal shaped cylindrical body and is attached to said upper-ring and lower-ring sub-assemblies.