Rachel M Edison

US Patent:

20210309414, Oct 7, 2021

Filed:

Mar 30, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/217615

Inventors:

- Lanham MD, US
Paul W. Richards - Annapolis MD, US
Christopher Tolman - Annapolis MD, US
Dylan E. Bell - College Park MD, US
Christian T. Pirnot - Hyattsville MD, US
Hristo Atanasoff - Bethesda MD, US
Mark F. Klappenberger - Crownsville MD, US
Michael J. Barciniak - Gambrills MD, US
Thomas Flatley - Chester MD, US
Rachel A. Edison - Vienna VA, US
Bunty N. Bhatia - Greenbelt MD, US
David A. Harvey - Gaithersburg MD, US
Chad Y. Sheng - Glenelg MD, US
Miriam Dixon - Greenbelt MD, US
Daniel Dassoulas - Middletown MD, US
John Harro - Bowie MD, US

International Classification:

B65D 25/10
B65D 25/08
B65D 81/05
B64G 1/64

Abstract:

An enclosure is disclosed for transporting articles upon a satellite. The enclosure is composed of a plurality of interconnected walls coupled via elongated edge connecting members to define an internal space shaped and dimensioned for receiving an article to be transported upon a satellite. The walls are honeycombed aluminum sheets or solid aluminum panels and the edge connecting members are lightweight high strength members shaped and dimensioned for secure attachment to the walls without the use of mechanical coupling members.