Patent · US Expired

Air reefing system

US3945592A · kind A · utility

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11References
11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 26, 1974
Grant dateMar 23, 1976
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 26, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB64D17/18
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An air reefing system of the type to be used primarily in combination with a flexible flow form device. The air reefing system basically comprises a flexible flow form device construction comprising at least three skins of interrelating shape and construction to define a predetermined configuration including a plurality of Jordan clusters formed in the first and second skins and a plurality of holonomic ports formed in the third skin, in combination with air reefing enhancers disposed on the device, whereby the device is both self-inflating and self-reefing upon its exposure to the air.

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