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US 11,148,770 B2Granted
Life raft canopy with spring wire frame
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsTimothy C Haynes, Michael A Luzader
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Abstract
A life raft may include a base comprising a first side and a second side, and a self-supporting, collapsible spring canopy. The canopy may include a spring wire frame, a first panel circumscribed by the spring wire frame, and a second panel circumscribed by the spring wire frame.
Claims18
A life raft arrangement, comprising:
- a life raft comprising a base comprising a first side and a second side;
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- a canopy comprising a spring wire frame forming a first loop and a second loop, the first loop of the spring wire frame circumscribing a first panel of the canopy and the second loop of the spring wire frame circumscribing a second panel of the canopy, wherein the canopy is self-supported via the spring wire frame;
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- the canopy is configured to be removably coupled to either of the first side of the base and the second side of the base such that the life raft is reversible.
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A life raft arrangement, comprising:
- a life raft comprising a base comprising a first side and a second side, and an inflatable border tube defining an inflatable volume;
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- a self-supporting, collapsible spring canopy, comprising:
- a spring wire frame;
- a first panel circumscribed by the spring wire frame;
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- a second panel circumscribed by the spring wire frame,
- wherein the self-supporting, collapsible spring canopy is configured to be removably coupled to the inflatable border tube at either of the first side of the base and the second side of the base such that the life raft is reversible.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.