Sinusoidal circular wing and spokes for a closed wing aircraft

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a sinusoidal circular wing and spokes for a closed wing aircraft in which all the rotors are deployed;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a sinusoidal circular wing for a closed wing aircraft in which the rotors on the spokes are deployed and the rotors on the ring wing are folded forward;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The fuselage, rotors and landing gear depicted by broken lines in the drawings have been shown for the purpose of illustrating environment that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a sinusoidal circular wing and spokes for a closed wing aircraft, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Fenny; Carlos Alexander (Fort Worth, TX), Olson; Rohn Lee (Hurst, TX), Zahasky; Andrew James (North Richland Hills, TX)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. Fort Worth TX US
Assignee:	BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC. (Fort Worth, TX)
Appl. No.:	D/564,597
Filed:	May 13, 2016

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Current U.S. Class:	D12/328; D12/345; D21/441
Current International Class:	1207
Field of Search:	;D12/16.1,319-324,326-345 ;D21/436,441,443,444,446,447,448,449,450,451,452,453

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Primary Examiner: Spear; Robert M
Assistant Examiner: Cash; Marissa J
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Chalker; Daniel J. Flores; Edwin S. Chalker Flores, LLP