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06-01-2017, 12:56 AM
Amazon's delivery drone system is getting parachutes for your packages
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It's ** secret (http://mashable.com/2016/12/14/amazon-drone-first-delivery-success/) that Amazon's been pursuing (http://mashable.com/2016/12/14/amazon-first-drone-delivery/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) the delivery-by-drone method (http://mashable.com/2017/03/24/amazon-drone-delivery-auto**mous-united-states/) for a while **w, but **w we have a better idea about the next step in the evolution of that plan thanks to a new patent the mega-company received.*
SEE ALSO: Drones that pass packages to each other could be the future of home delivery (http://mashable.com/2017/04/26/ibm-delivery-drone-patent/)
As flagged by GeekWire (https://www.geekwire.com/2017/amazon-patents-shipping-label-built-parachute-dropping-packages-drones/), Amazon has received a patent for a shipping label with a parachute built in, intended for "packages to be dropped from the aerial vehicle, yet land at the package's destination without damage."*
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Amazon's nifty package parachute
Image: US Patent/trademark ******
The parachute would be built in as part of the shipping label but done so using a harness or other method that keeps the cords of the parachute from getting tangled, screwing up the parachute, and sending your latest Precious Moments figurine purchase (https://www.amazon.com/Precious-Moments-Greatest-Porcelain-133034/dp/B00GXFSU26/ref=sr_1_7?s=furniture&ie=UTF8&qid=1496252888&sr=1-7&keywords=Precious+Moments) crashing to the ground. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/31/amazon-drone-delivery-parachute/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Amazon (http://mashable.com/category/amazon/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Drone Delivery (http://mashable.com/category/drone-delivery/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Business (http://mashable.com/business/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/Ed4Fkam6_ic
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It's ** secret (http://mashable.com/2016/12/14/amazon-drone-first-delivery-success/) that Amazon's been pursuing (http://mashable.com/2016/12/14/amazon-first-drone-delivery/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) the delivery-by-drone method (http://mashable.com/2017/03/24/amazon-drone-delivery-auto**mous-united-states/) for a while **w, but **w we have a better idea about the next step in the evolution of that plan thanks to a new patent the mega-company received.*
SEE ALSO: Drones that pass packages to each other could be the future of home delivery (http://mashable.com/2017/04/26/ibm-delivery-drone-patent/)
As flagged by GeekWire (https://www.geekwire.com/2017/amazon-patents-shipping-label-built-parachute-dropping-packages-drones/), Amazon has received a patent for a shipping label with a parachute built in, intended for "packages to be dropped from the aerial vehicle, yet land at the package's destination without damage."*
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/HwI8Zkxpcrmwe5gDsTNZTa99fxs=/fit-in/575x4096/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F493640%2F6d18fa47-2394-43d1-a39e-2fba499e0e9a.png
Amazon's nifty package parachute
Image: US Patent/trademark ******
The parachute would be built in as part of the shipping label but done so using a harness or other method that keeps the cords of the parachute from getting tangled, screwing up the parachute, and sending your latest Precious Moments figurine purchase (https://www.amazon.com/Precious-Moments-Greatest-Porcelain-133034/dp/B00GXFSU26/ref=sr_1_7?s=furniture&ie=UTF8&qid=1496252888&sr=1-7&keywords=Precious+Moments) crashing to the ground. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/31/amazon-drone-delivery-parachute/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Amazon (http://mashable.com/category/amazon/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Drone Delivery (http://mashable.com/category/drone-delivery/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Business (http://mashable.com/business/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/Ed4Fkam6_ic