Aerodynamic tote package

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10683091-B2
Application number	US-201916381811-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 11, 2019
Priority date	Oct 17, 2015
Publication date	Jun 16, 2020
Grant date	Jun 16, 2020

Abstract

A tote package including a middle section that forms a bottom portion, a first side section connecting the first side section and the middle section, wherein the first side section creates a first side portion of the tote package that tapers upwardly from the bottom portion to a top portion of the tote package, and a second side section that is opposite of the that connecting the second side section and the middle section, wherein the second side section creates a second side portion of the tote package that tapers upwardly from the bottom portion to the top portion of the top portion of the tote package, a handle positioned on the top portion of the tote package, wherein the middle section, first side section, and second side section intersect to create a tapered front portion of the tote package that extends beyond the bottom portion.

First claim

We claim:

1. A tote package comprising:
a middle section that forms a bottom portion of the tote package;
a first side section connected to the middle section, wherein the first side section creates a first side portion of the tote package that tapers upwardly from the bottom portion to a top portion of the tote package;
a second side section that is opposite of the first side section, the second side section connected to the middle section, wherein the second side section creates a second side portion of the tote package that tapers upwardly from the bottom portion to the top portion of the top portion of the tote package,
a handle positioned on the top portion of the tote package;
wherein the middle section, the first side section, and the second side section intersect to create a tapered front portion of the tote package that extends beyond a flat portion of the bottom portion of the tote package.

2. The tote package of claim 1 , wherein the tapered front portion terminates in a pointed front portion.

3. The tote package of claim 1 , wherein the middle section, the first side section, and the second side section intersect to create a tapered back portion of the tote package that extends beyond a flat portion of the bottom portion.

4. The tote package of claim 3 , wherein the tapered back portion terminates in a pointed back portion.

5. The tote package of claim 4 , wherein the tapered front portion terminates in a pointed front portion.

6. The tote package of claim 1 , wherein the bottom section has a hexagonal shape.

7. The tote package of claim 6 , wherein the first side section has a hexagonal shape and the second side section has a hexagonal shape.

8. The tote package of claim 1 , wherein the handle includes an opening.

9. The tote package of claim 8 , wherein one or more apertures are positioned adjacent the opening of the handle that serve as a vehicle connector where the one or more apertures are configured to be retained by a tote package adapter positioned within an aerial vehicle.

10. The tote package of claim 1 , wherein the first side section, the second side section, and the bottom section are formed from a single sheet of material.

11. The tote package of claim 10 , wherein the handle is formed from the same sheet of material as the first side section, the second side section, and the bottom section.

12. A method for forming a tote package comprising:
providing a first side section;
providing a bottom section that forms a bottom portion of the package;
wherein the first side section is attached to the bottom section, where the first side section tapers upwardly from the bottom section to a top portion of the tote package;
providing a second side section opposite of the first side section,
wherein the second side section is attached to the bottom section, where the second side section tapers upwardly from the bottom section to the top portion of the tote package;
connecting a front of the first side section to a front of the second side section;
connecting a rear of the first side section to a rear of the second side section;
connecting the first side section and the second side section at the top portion of the tote package;
connecting a front of the bottom section to the front of the first side section and the front of the second side section to form a tapered front of the tote package, where the tapered front of the tote package extends beyond a flat portion of the bottom portion of the tote package.

13. The method of claim 12 , further including the step of connecting a rear of the bottom section to the rear of the first side section and the rear of the second side section to form a tapered rear of the tote package, where the tapered rear extends beyond a flat portion of the bottom portion of the tote package.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the tapered front terminates in a pointed front.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the tapered rear terminates in a pointed rear.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein a handle is attached to the top portion of the tote package.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the handle includes an opening.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first side section, the second side section, and bottom section each have a hexagonal shape.

19. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first side section, the second side section, and the bottom section are formed from a single sheet of material.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the handle is formed from the same sheet of material as the first side section, the second side section, and the bottom section.

Assignees

• Wing Aviation Llc

Inventors

• Sopper Clark
• Day Matthew
• Woodworth Adam
• Cohen Joanna

Classifications

• B64U2201/20

  Remote controls · CPC title

• B64U2101/64

  for parcel delivery or retrieval · CPC title

• B64U10/00

  Type of UAV · CPC title

• B65D33/14

  Suspension means (handles B65D33/06) · CPC title

• B65D33/08

  Hand holes · CPC title