Head Or Block Held By Tension Element Patents (Class 188/223.6)
Tension adjusted by terminal nut (Class 188/224.1)
  • Rotor blade weight system
    Patent number: 10723448
    Abstract: A weight system for a rotor blade includes a weight box open in an outboard direction, a weight guide rod connected to the weight box, the weight guide rod extending in a spanwise direction through an interior of the weight box, and a span balance weight disposed within the weight box, the span balance weight being captured between the weight guide rod and the weight box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Jared Mark Paulson, Bryan Marshall, Paul Sherrill, Bryan Judd