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CA2377291C
CA2377291C CA002377291A CA2377291A CA2377291C CA 2377291 C CA2377291 C CA 2377291C CA 002377291 A CA002377291 A CA 002377291A CA 2377291 A CA2377291 A CA 2377291A CA 2377291 C CA2377291 C CA 2377291C
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64DEQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D19/00Non-canopied parachutes
    • B64D19/02Rotary-wing parachutes
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64CAEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C27/00Rotorcraft; Rotors peculiar thereto
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64DEQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D1/00Dropping, ejecting, releasing, or receiving articles, liquids, or the like, in flight
    • B64D1/02Dropping, ejecting, or releasing articles
    • B64D1/08Dropping, ejecting, or releasing articles the articles being load-carrying devices
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D81/00Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/02Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage

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Abstract

A flying container for distributing survival equipment to people in need. It comprises a tank with a wall that extends in the form of a cone curved towards its tip, a cap adapted to a neck fitted to the container and a wing with slot, the rounded tip, attached to the conical wall of tank under the curve of the cone. This device, dropped by aircraft, slowly lowers itself to the ground by turning on itself while being supported by its wing.

Description

Contenant volant Mémoire descriptif La présente invention se rapporte à un appareil volant tourrrant sur 1ui-rnême, lequel largué par avion, sert à distribuer des vivres, des médicaments ou du matériel de survie à des populations dans le besoin lors d'un cataclysme naturel, d'insurrection ou de bucrrc;.

Il est d'usage courant lors de catach~snie, d'Msurrection ou de guerre de larguer par avion des vivres, des médicaments ou du matériel de survie à des populations dans le besoin. Les rnéthodes de largage conventionnelies utilisent des parachutes ou encore laisserrt tomber des avions des emballages sans rnovens de les ralentir dans leur chute Le largage par parachute a l'avantage de tournir de brandes quantités de matériel aux populations visées, mais rnalheureusernent, ces grandes quantités de matériel sont parfois détournées par des groupes qui rre voient pas tc>ujours à la distribution equitable ciri matériel au sein de la population. Le parachute est aussi un motien très dispendieux de largage.

Le largage d'e.rnballages sans rnoven de ralentir leur chute est plus économique et permet de larguer de plus petits emballages. Ce gerrre de largage assure une distribution plus équitable du matériel lorsqu'il est effectué directement sur les populations visées, mais souvent les emballages se brisent en frappant le sol ou eticore blessent les gens lorsqu'ils sont t'rappés par ceux-ci.

J'ai découvert qu'on pouvait larguer du matériel directement au-dessus des populations visées, sans risque de blesser les gens ou de perdre le inatéric;l, en utilisant des petits contenants volants très économiques modelés en plastique ou en tïbre qrui, lorsque largues par avion, descendent doucement vers le sol en utilisant le principe de \ol de la samare de l'érable. Le contenant une fois largué par avion tourne sur lui-inéme pour ralentir sa chute, ii peut rnénie étre cueilli au vol par des gens habiles sans risque de les blesser Parce qu'il descend doucernent, il Y a peu de chance qu'il se brise en touchant le sol. Cette façon de distribuer du matériel aux populations dans le besoin donne à chacun une chance de recueillir un contenarit et évite qu'un oroupe s'accapare d'une grande partie du matériel. Chaque corltenant peut être rempli de diftércntes ~ubstances à
distribuer. Ce contenant volant comprend, un réservoir dont une des parois s'allonge sous la fonne d'un cône recourbé vers sa pointe, un bouchon adapté à un goulot fixé au réservoir e1, une aile avec encoche, au bout arrondi, attachée à la paroi conique du réservoir sous la courbe du cône. La majeure partie du réservoir a souvent la Corme d'un cylindre ou d'un tube. Pour aider au repérage, on peut recouvrir l'appareil en tout ou en partie, d'une substance réfléchissatite ou phosphorescente. On peut aussi y apposer des étiquettes pour identitier le contenu ou pour itidiquer la façon d'utiliser le contenu.

Une fois vidé de son contenu, un petit contenant volant peut aussi ëtre utilisé comme jouet par un enfant. Il suffit de le lancer le plus haut possible et celui-ci redescendra doucement vers le sol en tournant sur lui-méme.

Relativement aux dessins qui illustrent la réalisation de l'invention., la Figure 1 représente une vue en plan de la partie supérieure de la réalisation, la Figure 2 représente une élévation qui se trouve en partie dans une coupe de la réalisation, la Figure 3 représente un profil de la dite réalisation, la Figure 4 représente une coupe de l'élévation de la réalisation, et la Figure 5 représente une élévation d'une autre réalisation dont le réservoir a une fortne différente.
Le contenant volant illustré comprend un bouchon 1 adapté a un goulot 2 fixé à
un réservoir 3.
La majeure partie du réservoir :3 a souvent la forme d'un c\.,lindre (Figures 1 à 4) ou d'utt tube (Figure 5). Une des parois du réservoir s'allonge sous la f-orme d'un cône 4 recourbé
vers sa pointe. Ce rëservoir sert à contenir la substance à distribuer. I,a courbure 5 du cône ( non évidente sur les Figures I et 3) et la longueur de la pat-tie conique du réservoir contrôlent le nombre de révolutions de l'appareil par unité de temps lorsqu'i1 est larpé et du'il vole Une aile rnetnbraneuse 6, au bout arrondi, est attachée à la paroi conique du réservoir sous la c.ourbe du cône.
Cette aile supporte le contenant dans sa. descente lorsqu'il est largué. t.'c.nc.oche 7 (non évidente sur les Figures 1 et 3) dans l'aiie et le bout arrondi de l'aile aident à la prise dans l'air de l''aile.
L'aire de l'aile est proportionnelle au poids du réservoir et de son contertu. La vitesse de décente de l'appareil est assujettie au poids du réservoir et de sorl c:ontenu, à la ditesscde révolution de l'appareil et à l'aire de l'aile. Lorsque largué par avion, ce petit appareil et son corttenu descerident lentement vers le sol en tournant sur eux-mêmes, supportés par l'aile.
Flying container Descriptive memory The present invention relates to a flying apparatus flying on 1ui-the same, which is dropped by air, used to distribute food, medicine or survival equipment to populations in the need during a natural cataclysm, insurrection or burglary;

It is in common use during catach ~ snie, Msurrection or war of to drop food by plane, drugs or survival equipment to populations in need. The methods of dropping Conventional companies use parachutes or even let go of had packages without rnovens to slow them down in their downfall The parachute drop has the advantage of turning up branded quantities of material to the people targeted, but unfortunately, these large quantities of material are sometimes diverted by groups who do not always see the distribution of equipment within the population. The Parachute is also a very expensive motive for dropping.

The release of e.nnballages without rnoven to slow down their fall is more economic and allows to dump smaller packages. This drop gage ensures a more equitable material when done directly to the target populations, but often the packages break hitting the ground or icicore hurt people when they are caught by them.

I discovered that we could drop material directly over populations without risk of injuring people or losing the patient, by using small very flying containers economic modeled plastic or tui qrui, when largues by plane, go down slowly to the ground using the \ ol principle of the maple samara. The containing once dropped by airplane turns on itself to slow down its fall, it can be reneged on flying by skilled people without risk of hurting them Because it comes down doucernent, there is little chance it breaks in touching the ground. This way of distributing material to populations in the need gives everyone a chance to collect a contenarit and prevent an oroupe from gaining much of the equipment. Each cell can be filled with diferentiates ~ ubstances to distribute. This container flywheel includes, a tank of which one of the walls elongates under the form of a curved cone to its tip, a cap adapted to a neck attached to the tank e1, a wing with notch, with rounded tip, attached to the conical wall of the tank under the curve of the cone. The major part of the tank has often the Corme of a cylinder or tube. To help with tracking, you can cover the device all or part of a reflective or phosphorescent substance. We can also to affix labels to identify the content or to clarify how to use the content.

Once emptied of its contents, a small flying container can also be used as a toy by a child. Just throw it as high as possible and it will come down again gently towards the ground turning on itself.

With respect to the drawings which illustrate the embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 shows a plan view of the upper part of the production, Figure 2 shows an elevation which is partly in a section of the realization, FIG. 3 represents a profile of the said embodiment, Figure 4 shows a section of the elevation of the embodiment, and Figure 5 shows an elevation of another embodiment of which the reservoir has a different fort.
The illustrated flying container comprises a stopper 1 adapted to a neck 2 fixed to a tank 3.
Most of the tank: 3 often has the shape of a cylinder.
1 to 4) or utt tube (Figure 5). One of the walls of the tank elongates under the shape of a curved cone 4 towards its point. This reservoir serves to contain the substance to be dispensed. I, has curvature 5 of the cone ( not evident in the figures I and 3) and the length of the conical tank portion control the number of revolutions of the aircraft per unit of time when it is looted and flying 6, at the end rounded, is attached to the conical wall of the tank under the curve of the cone.
This wing supports the containing in his. descent when dropped. t.'c.nc.oche 7 (not obvious in Figures 1 and 3) in the wing and the rounded tip of the wing help to catch the air in the wing.
The area of the east wing proportional to the weight of the tank and its contertu. The speed of decent of the device is subject to the weight of the tank and of the tank, at the same time device revolution and in the area of the wing. When dropped by plane, this little device and its corttenu slowly sink to the ground turning on themselves, supported by the wing.

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1. Un contenant volant comprenant, un réservoir délimité par des parois dont une s'allonge sous la forme d'un cône ayant une base reliée au dit réservoir et une pointe recourbée, ledit contenant volant comprenant un bouchon adapté à un goulot qui est fixé au réservoir, et une aile ayant un bout arrondi et une encoche, ladite aile étant reliée au réservoir au niveau de ladite pointe recourbée de façon à ce que ledit contenant volant prenne pratiquement la forme d'une samare. 1. A flying container including a tank delimited by walls whose one elongates under the shape of a cone having a base connected to said reservoir and a point curved, said flying container comprising a cap adapted to a neck which is attached to the reservoir, and a wing having a rounded tip and a notch, said wing being connected to the reservoir at the level of said tip curved so that that said flying container is practically in the form of a samare. 2. Un contenant volant, selon la revendication 1, dont la majeure partie du réservoir a la forme d'un cylindre. 2. A flying container according to claim 1, the major part of which tank has the shape of a cylinder. 3. Un contenant volant, selon la revendication 1, dont la majeure partie du réservoir a la forme d'un tube. 3. A flying container according to claim 1, the major part of which tank has the shape of a tube.
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