Ejection seat
AssigneeMartin-Baker Aircraft Company, Limited
InventorStephen Anthony George Ruff
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Abstract
An ejection seat having a blast protection system comprising an inflatable curtain stowed on the ejection seat and deployable to at least substantially envelop an occupant of the seat.
Claims7
An ejection seat having a blast protection system comprising an inflatable curtain stowed on the ejection seat and deployable to at least substantially envelop an occupant of the seat, the ejection seat having two sides and the inflatable curtain being stowed along one side of the ejection seat for deployment across the front of the ejection seat from the one side toward the other side, and wherein attachment means are provided to attach an edge of the inflatable curtain to the other side of the ejection seat after deployment.
An ejection seat having a blast protection system comprising an inflatable curtain stowed on the ejection seat and deployable to at least substantially envelop an occupant of the seat, the ejection seat having two sides and the inflatable curtain being stowed along one side of the ejection seat for deployment across the front of the ejection seat from the one side toward the other side, wherein a further inflatable curtain is stowed along the other side of the ejection seat for deployment across the front of the ejection seat toward the one side, and wherein attachment means are provided to attach an edge of the inflatable curtain to an edge of the further inflatable curtain.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.