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US 6,929,221 B2Granted
Ram air parachute with tensioned top skin
AssigneeAtair Aerospace, Inc.
InventorDaniel Preston
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Abstract
An improved ram air canopy is disclosed having a top skin formed of a plurality of substantially rectangular top skin pieces. Each top skin piece has areas of reduced width at predetermined locations. The areas of reduced width result in a specific tension pattern of the top skin so as to reduce distortion. The increased tension pattern of the top skin better maintains the modeled desired airfoil shape of the canopy.
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A ram air canopy comprising:
- a top skin;
- a bottom skin opposite the top skin;
- a plurality of vertical ribs disposed between the top skin and the bottom skin;
- and
- means for tensioning the top skin in a spanwise direction at discrete locations along the ribs according to a predetermined pattern so as to reduce distortion.
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A ram air canopy comprising:
- a top skin formed of a plurality of top skin pieces;
- a bottom skin opposite the top skin;
- a plurality of vertical ribs disposed between the top skin and the bottom skin such that each of the plurality of top skin pieces is disposed between two adjacent vertical ribs;
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- each top skin piece is a substantially rectangular piece of fabric with areas of reduce width at predetermined locations.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.