US Patent Issued to Textron Innovations on Sept. 2 for "Retractable cargo hook" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,404,022, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, R.I.).

"Retractable cargo hook" was invented by Simon Rodrigue (Laval, Canada) and Sebastien Duval (Terrebonne, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retractable cargo hook for aircraft is described. The cargo hook including a torsion spring allowing rotatable attachment to an aircraft body. An optional recessed portion of the aircraft body can house and receive the cargo hook. This can protect interior components from crashes which can push the cargo hook into the aircraft fuselage, damaging components."

The patent was filed on July 6, 2021, under Appli...