Multipurpose readiness indicator for off-wing slide raft
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsTimothy C. Haynes, Hector M. Ontiveros
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Abstract
An inflatable slide may comprise a ramp portion and a slide portion extending from the ramp portion. A multipurpose indicator tube may be fluidly coupled to the slide portion. A releasable restraint may be disposed between the multipurpose indicator tube and the slide portion. The releasable restraint may comprise a first restraint portion coupled to an end of the multipurpose indicator tube and a second restraint portion coupled to a toe end of the slide portion. The first restraint portion may be releasably coupled to the second restraint portion. A detachable restraint may be coupled to the slide portion and configured to detachably couple to the end of the multipurpose indicator tube.
Claims7
A method of making an off-wing evacuation system, comprising:
- coupling a multipurpose indicator tube to a first longitudinal tube of an inflatable slide;
- attaching a releasable restraint between a first end of the multipurpose indicator tube and a toe end of the inflatable slide;
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- attaching a detachable restraint to a second longitudinal tube of the inflatable slide, wherein the detachable restraint is configured to detachably couple to the first end of the multipurpose indicator tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.