Multi-layer laminate load ring
AssigneeAerostar International, LLC
InventorDaniel Fourie
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Abstract
A laminated load ring for a balloon assembly includes a plurality of ring stacking units stacked one on top of the other. Each of the ring stacking units can include a main body having a central opening, a plurality of arms, and at least one weld line. The plurality of arms may each extend away from the main body around a circumference of the main body. The at least one weld line can be formed on the main body. The plurality of arms of the plurality of ring stacking units may be aligned with one another. The weld line of each of the plurality of ring stacking units may be offset from the weld line of a directly adjacent ring stacking unit in a direction extending around the circumference of the laminated load ring.
Claims14
(canceled)
A fiber-reinforced load ring comprising:
- a central opening;
- an interior edge surrounding the central opening;
- and
- a perimeter edge surrounding the interior edge;
- a plurality of projecting arms extending from the perimeter edge and away from the central opening;
- wherein each of the arms includes:
- a distal end;
- and
- an aperture extending through the distal end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.