Rocket deployment system for parachutes and the like
OwnerJohn Dunhaminventor
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Abstract
The invention is a compressed gas rocket apparatus for deployment of emergency parachutes, rescue lines and similar payloads. A pressurized vessel is equipped with a stopping or sealing mechanism which, when removed or punctured, causes the pressure vessel to be launched. A drag line connected to the vessel pulls the payload away from the launch point, in the direction of the pressure vessel travel.
Claims4
A device, designed to be mounted to the structure of an aircraft, for deploying a payload to a point remote from the operator of said device, said device comprising:
- a rigid container containing said payload, said container defining a compartment having a closed end and a discharge end having a lid affixed thereto;
- a rocket powered by compressed gas removably affixed to said container;
- means connecting said rocket to said payload;
- means for discharging said rocket whereby said connecting means extracts said payload from said discharge end of said container, causing said lid to be opened;
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- a valve removably attached to said rocket to permit refillability of said rocket by an external source of compressed gas.
A device, mounted to the structure of an aircraft, for deploying a payload to a point remote from the operator of said device, said device comprising:
- a rigid container containing said payload, said container defining a compartment having a closed end and a discharge end, said discharge end having a lid affixed thereto;
- a launch tube affixed to said container;
- a compressed gas powered rocket removably contained within said launch tube, said rocket having a discharge end;
- nozzle means affixed to the discharge end of said rocket;
- plug means removable from and sealing said nozzle;
- clamping means securing said plug means to said nozzle means;
- release means secured to said launch tube and said clamping means;
- means connecting said rocket to said payload;
- means for discharging said rocket whereby said connecting means extracts said rocket from said discharge end of said container, causing said lid to be opened;
- and
- a valve removably attached to said rocket to permit refillability of said rocket by an external source of compressed gas.
A device, designed to be mounted to the structure of an aircraft, for deploying a payload to a point remote from the operator of said device, said device comprising:
- a rigid container containing said payload, said container defining a compartment having a closed end and a discharge end having a lid affixed thereto;
- a rocket powered by compressed gas removably affixed to said container;
- means connecting said rocket to said payload;
- means for discharging said rocket whereby said connecting means extracts said payload from said discharge end of said container, causing said lid to be opened;
- a valve removably attached to said rocket to permit refillability of said rocket by an external source of compressed gas;
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- a gauge, affixed to said rocket, providing visual indicia of the quantity of compressed gas in said rocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.