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US 11,685,535 B2Granted
Multi-staged suspension line attenuator
AssigneeAMI Industries, Inc.
InventorsJaro S. Volny, Bradley Mastrolia, Kassidy L Carson, Scott Seeber
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Abstract
A multi-staged suspension line length parachute may include a suspension line having a primary length and a secondary length. The primary length may be deployable upon a first deployment of the multi-staged suspension line length parachute. The secondary length may be prevented from deployment until the primary length has fully deployed. An attenuator may attach a first portion of the secondary length to a second portion of the secondary length.
Claims9
A parachute arrangement, comprising:
- a suspension line attachable to a canopy, the suspension line comprising:
- a primary length configured to deploy upon a first deployment of the parachute arrangement;
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- a secondary length prevented from deployment until the primary length has fully deployed;
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- an attenuator coupled between a first portion of the secondary length and a second portion of the secondary length, wherein the attenuator is configured to sequentially separate and release the first portion of the secondary length from the second portion of the secondary length.
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