Product wrapping incorporating air drag device
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsElan Moritz, Helmut Portmann
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Abstract
A system is provided for slowing the speed of a product released into the air from an aircraft. A flexible material wrapped about a product includes a tethered portion thereof that is collapsible against the product prior to release thereof from the aircraft. The tethered portion expands to form an air drag device after the product is released from the aircraft.
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A system for slowing the speed of a product released into the air from an aircraft, said system comprising a flexible material wrapped about a product, said flexible material including a tethered portion thereof that is collapsible against the product prior to release thereof from the aircraft and expandable to form an air drag device after the product is released from the aircraft.
A system for slowing the speed of a product released into the air from an aircraft, said system comprising:
- a first flexible material for wrapping about a product;
- a second flexible material;
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- at least one together coupling said second flexible material to said first flexible material, said second flexible material and said tether being collapsed against said first flexible material prior to the time that the product so-wrapped is released from the aircraft wherein said second flexible material separates from said first flexible material while remaining coupled thereto by said tether to form an air drag device after the product so-wrapped is released from the aircraft.
A system for slowing the speed of a product released into the air from an aircraft, said system comprising:
- a first flexible material for wrapping about a product;
- a second flexible material;
- a plurality of tethers coupled to said first flexible material and said second flexible material;
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- means for maintaining said second flexible material and said plurality of tethers in a collapsed position against said first flexible material prior to the time that the product so-wrapped is released from the aircraft, said means failing after the product so-wrapped is released from the aircraft wherein said second flexible material separates from said first flexible material while remaining coupled thereto by said plurality of tethers to form an air drag device.
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