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US 11,401,014 B2Granted
Tangent support tube for life raft assemblies
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsChana Kesava Reddy, Bhavamanyu Aman Saxena
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Abstract
A life raft may comprise a border tube and a canopy support tube coupled to an outer portion of the border tube. A first orifice defined by the canopy support tube is aligned with a second orifice defined by the border tube. A diameter of the first orifice is less than a diameter of the second orifice.
Claims18
A life raft, comprising:
- a border tube;
- and
- a canopy support tube coupled to an outer portion of the border tube, the outer portion of the border tube being approximately 90°, about a circumference of the border tube, from an uppermost point of the border tube, the canopy support tube being configured to extend in an upward direction from the outer portion of the border tube, wherein a first orifice formed in an outer circumferential surface of the canopy support tube is aligned with a second orifice formed in the outer portion of the border tube, wherein a diameter of the first orifice is less than a diameter of the second orifice, and wherein the canopy support tube includes a closed end formed by the outer circumferential surface and located generally opposite the uppermost point of the border tube.
A life raft, comprising:
- a first border tube;
- a second border tube located on the first border tube;
- and
- a canopy support tube coupled to an outer portion of at least one of the first border tube or the second border tube, wherein a line tangent to the outer portion of the at least one of the first border tube or the second border tube is approximately perpendicular to a line tangent to an uppermost point of the first border tube, wherein the canopy support tube is configured to extend in an upward direction from the outer portion of the at least one of the first border tube or the second border tube, and wherein a first orifice defined by the canopy support tube is aligned with a second orifice defined by the at least one of the first border tube or the second border tube, and wherein a diameter of the first orifice is less than a diameter of the second orifice.
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A method of forming a life raft, comprising:
- aligning a canopy support tube orifice defined by a canopy support tube with a border tube orifice defined by an outer portion of a border tube, wherein the canopy support tube is configured to extend in an upward direction from the outer portion of the border tube, and wherein the border tube orifice is formed approximately 90°, about a circumference of border tube, from an uppermost point of the border tube;
- bonding an inner patch to an inner circumferential surface of the border tube;
- and
- bonding the inner patch to an outer circumferential surface of the canopy support tube.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.