Floatation system including life raft
AssigneeApical Industries, Inc.
InventorsDavid G. Parrott, Don V. Hitzfield
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Abstract
A floatation system for attachment to a helicopter landing skid includes a girt dimensioned to be attached to a landing skid and a plurality of floats attached to the elongate girt, wherein the plurality of floats are adapted to be converted from a packed configuration to an deployed configuration, and wherein at least one of the plurality of floats extends beneath the elongate girt when the plurality of floats is in the deployed configuration.
Claims20
A floatation system for a helicopter having landing skids, the floatation system comprising:
- at least one inflatable float attached to the landing skids for buoyantly supporting the helicopter on water;
- and
- an inflatable raft for transporting persons,
- wherein the system is adapted to be converted from a packed configuration to a partially deployed configuration by use of a first actuating member, and
- wherein the system is adapted to be converted from the partially deployed configuration into a fully deployed configuration by use of a second actuating member.
A floatation system attached to a helicopter, the floatation system comprising:
- a girt attached to the helicopter;
- at least one float attached to the girt;
- and
- a raft attached to the at least one float,
- wherein the at least one float is adapted to support the helicopter and the raft is adapted to transport persons,
- wherein the system is adapted to be converted from a packed configuration to a partially deployed configuration by use of a first actuating member, and
- wherein the system is adapted to be converted from the partially deployed configuration into a fully deployed configuration by use of a second actuating member.
A floatation system in combination with a helicopter landing skid, the floatation system comprising:
- at least one inflatable float attached to the landing skid;
- and
- an inflatable raft,
- wherein the system is adapted to be converted from a packed configuration to a partially deployed configuration by use of a first actuating member, and
- wherein the system is adapted to be converted from the partially deployed configuration into a fully deployed configuration by use of a second actuating member.
A floatation system for a helicopter having landing skids, the floatation system comprising:
- at least one inflatable float attached to the landing skids for buoyantly supporting the helicopter on water;
- and
- an inflatable raft for transporting persons,
- wherein the at least one float and the raft are releasably contained within a cover member in a packed configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.