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US 2004/0169109 A1Published application
Floatation system
AssigneeApical Industries, Inc.
InventorsDavid G. Parrott, Don V. Hitzfield
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Abstract
A floatation system for attachment to a helicopter landing skid includes a girt dimensioned to be attached to a landing skid and a plurality of floats attached to the elongate girt, wherein the plurality of floats are adapted to be converted from a packed configuration to an deployed configuration, and wherein at least one of the plurality of floats extends beneath the elongate girt when the plurality of floats is in the deployed configuration.
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A floatation system comprising:
- a girt;
- and
- a plurality of floats attached to the elongate girt, wherein the plurality of floats are adapted to be converted from a packed configuration to an deployed configuration;
- wherein at least one of the plurality of floats extends beneath the girt when the plurality of floats is in the deployed configuration.
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A floatation system comprising:
- a girt having a top surface;
- a first float attached to the girt;
- a second float attached to the girt;
- wherein the first and second floats have a packed and a deployed configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.