US Patent Issued to HELITAK FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT on March 24 for "Tank assembly and helicopter" (Australian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,586, issued on March 24, was assigned to HELITAK FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT PTY LTD (Lake MacDonald, Australia).

"Tank assembly and helicopter" was invented by Jason Schellaars (Lake MacDonald, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a tank assembly for a helicopter. The tank assembly comprises a retractable tank for storing liquid or other substances, a first attachment mechanism, a second attachment mechanism and a third attachment mechanism. The retractable tank has an upper frame structure with forward and rearward ends. The first attachment mechanism, is attached to the upper frame structure towards the forward ...