Rough terrain cargo parachute assembly
US6520453B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D17/02
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rough terrain cargo parachute assembly includes a canopy defining four tubular sleeves equidistantly disposed on an external surface of the canopy when the canopy is deployed, each of the sleeves having an opening at a hem line of the canopy and being in communication with an interior of the canopy, the canopy hem line, less the sleeves, being substantially round, and a suspension line connected to the canopy at each point wherein one of the sleeve openings is adjacent the canopy hem line.
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