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US 12,365,467 B2Granted
Ring release systems and methods utilizing a removable pin
OwnerRoy L. Fox, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A ring release system is configured to releasably couple a parachute to a payload. The ring release system may comprise a series of release rings affixed to a riser. At least one release ring comprises a removable pin, permitting installation of the release ring after associated components have been stitched together, improving the reliability and manufacturability of the ring release system.
Claims9
A ring release system, comprising:
- a riser comprising webbing, the riser having a top and a bottom;
- a first release ring comprising:
- a ring body;
- a first L-shaped pin having a first aperture in the shorter side of the L-shape thereof;
- and
- a second L-shaped pin having a second aperture in the shorter side of the L-shape thereof,
- wherein the first release ring is coupled to the riser via a first back webbing passing around the second L-shaped pin and stitched to the riser,
- wherein the first L-shaped pin and the second L-shaped pin are removably couplable to one another by a distal end of the first L-shaped pin passing through the second aperture and by a distal end of the second L-shaped pin passing through the first aperture, and
- wherein the first L-shaped pin and the second L-shaped pin are removably couplable to one another by threaded fasteners.
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