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US 11,572,142 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. A method of manufacturing a life raft arrangement includes folding the canopy, inserting the canopy into a storage pouch, and coupling the storage pouch to a life raft.
Claims3
A method of manufacturing a life raft arrangement, comprising:
- folding a canopy;
- inserting the canopy into a storage pouch;
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- coupling the storage pouch to a life raft,
- wherein the canopy comprises 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.
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