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US 12,528,590 B2Granted
Parachute systems and riser attachments thereof
AssigneeRockwell Collins, Inc.
InventorMatthew Hartman
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Abstract
Parachute systems and harness assemblies for parachute systems include a harness having a shoulder portion, a front portion, a back portion, and a leg portion, a fitting strap attached to the shoulder portion, with a gap defined between the fitting strap and the shoulder portion, and a riser attachment is movably attached between the shoulder portion and the fitting strap, the riser attachment free to move from a first position on a front of the harness to a second position aft of the first position along a path defined by the gap.
Claims18
A harness assembly for a parachute system comprising:
- a harness having a first shoulder portion, a second shoulder portion, a front portion, a back portion, and a leg portion;
- a first fitting strap attached to the first shoulder portion, wherein a first gap is defined between the first fitting strap and the first shoulder portion;
- a second fitting strap attached to the second should portion, wherein a second gap is defined between the second fitting strap and the second shoulder portion;
- a first riser attachment configured to connect the first fitting strap to a first riser of a parachute assembly, the first riser attachment movably attached between the first shoulder portion and the first fitting strap, the first riser attachment free to move from a respective first position on a front of the harness to a respective second position aft of the respective first position along a path defined by the first gap;
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- a second riser attachment configured to connect the second fitting strap to a second riser of the parachute assembly, the second riser attachment movably attached between the second shoulder portion and the second fitting strap, the second riser attachment free to move from a respective first position on a front of the harness to a respective second position aft of the respective first position along a path defined by the second gap.
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A parachute system comprising:
- a harness assembly having a first shoulder portion and second shoulder portion;
- a riser assembly comprising a first riser strap and a second riser strap, the riser assembly movably attached to the harness assembly;
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- a parachute assembly attached to the riser assembly,
- the system further comprising:
- a first fitting strap on the first shoulder portion wherein a first gap is defined between the first fitting strap and the first shoulder portion;
- a second fitting strap on the second shoulder portion, wherein a second gap is defined between the second fitting strap and the second shoulder portion;
- a first riser attachment movably connected to the first fitting strap at a first end and movable along the first gap, and fixedly connected to the first riser strap at a second end;
- a second riser attachment movably connected to the second fitting strap at a first end and movable along the second gap, and fixedly connected to the second riser strap at a second end,
- wherein each of the first gap and the second gap have a length selected to allow the respective riser attachments to travel from respective first positions to respective second positions along the respective shoulder portions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.