Supply packs and methods and systems for manufacturing supply packs

摘要

A cost-effective pack adapted to be distributed from an aircraft in the event of a natural, military, political, or other disaster includes an outer package, at least one item in the outer package for aerial delivery, and at least one aerodynamic component formed on the outer package and methods and systems for making the pack.

主权项

1. An aerial distribution system for deploying items, comprising:
a bulk shipping container; a plurality of deployment boxes within the bulk shipping container, each deployment box containing at least one item; a plurality of tethers, each tether coupled to a deployment box and to the bulk shipping container; and a freefall retarding device coupled to the bulk shipping container; wherein each of the plurality of deployment boxes is adapted to exit the bulk shipping container and empty the at least one item within each of the deployment boxes subsequent to deployment.