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US 2022/0089290 A1Published application
Evacuation slide having drop stitch inflatable structure
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsSkandan Berikai Kuppan, Jeffrey Martin Werbelow, Satya Swaroop Panda, Rohan Rajiv Motewar
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Abstract
An evacuation slide may comprise a first side rail, a second side rail, and a sliding structure. The first side rail and the second side rail may each extend from a head end of the evacuation slide to a toe end of the evacuation slide. The sliding structure may be located between the first side rail and the second side rail. The sliding structure may comprise a drop stitch fabric.
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An evacuation slide, comprising:
- a first side rail extending from a head end of the evacuation slide to a toe end of the evacuation slide;
- a second side rail extending from the head end of the evacuation slide to the toe end of the evacuation slide;
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- a sliding structure located between the first side rail and the second side rail, the sliding structure comprising a first drop stitch fabric.
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An evacuation system, comprising:
- an evacuation slide including a sliding structure, the sliding structure comprising a first drop stitch fabric;
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- a compressed fluid source fluidly coupled to the sliding structure.
An inflatable structure for an evacuation slide, the inflatable structure comprising:
- a first layer forming a first surface of the inflatable structure;
- a second layer forming a second surface of the inflatable structure opposite the first surface;
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- a plurality of drop stitch yarns extending between the first layer and the second layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.