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US 11,767,122 B2Granted
Cargo parachute system intermediate load attachment platform having reduced force release and parachute systems using same
AssigneeP.D. of Miami, Inc.
InventorsWilliam John Coe, Ignatius Kapp
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Abstract
An Intermediate Load Attachment Platform (ILAP) for attaching a cargo load to at least one main parachute, the ILAP protects a release mechanism disposed at least partially therein, the release mechanism is coupled to a drogue mechanism, such that the drogue is released from the ILAP when the release mechanism is opened, thus beginning deployment of the main canopy.
Claims20
A cargo parachute system intermediate load attachment platform comprising:
- a frame having at least one cargo anchor, at least one main parachute anchor, and a drogue attachment;
- a release mechanism at least partially disposed within, and/or embedded in, the platform, the release mechanism having a trigger and a releasable hook dimensioned to selectively engage at least a portion of the drogue attachment, and being transitionable between a closed state and an open state responsive to trigger activation;
- whereby while in the closed state at least a portion of the drogue attachment is engaged by the release hook, and while in the open state the drogue attachment is disengaged from the hook, thereby releasing the drogue from the platform.
A cargo parachute system for parachuting a cargo load, the system comprising:
- an intermediate load attachment platform comprising a frame having a cargo anchor point, a main parachute anchor point, and a drogue attachment;
- a main parachute coupled to the main parachute anchor point;
- a drogue parachute having a drogue bridle coupled to the drogue attachment;
- a release mechanism at least partially disposed within, and/or embedded in, the platform, the release mechanism having a trigger and a releasable hook dimensioned to engage a portion of the drogue attachment, and being transitionable between a closed state and an open state responsive to trigger activation;
- the cargo parachute system further comprising an actuator configured to activate the trigger so as to allow the release mechanism to transition from the closed state to the open state, whereby, operationally, the drogue attachment or a portion thereof is released from the platform upon transition of the release mechanism from the closed state to the open state.
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