Method of improved load distribution over the surface of a parachute canopy
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorJames E. Sadeck
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Abstract
A parachute canopy system includes a canopy having a skirt and a suspension line system, where each suspension line of the suspension line system is attached to the skirt. A pair of first line members is attached to the canopy, the pair of first line members extending in a substantially radial direction away from the skirt towards a center of the canopy. A first end of each line member in the pair of first line members is connected together to the suspension line at the skirt. A first end of the second line member is connected to adjacent second ends of adjacent pairs of first line members that extend towards the center of the canopy.
Claims12
A parachute canopy system, comprising:
- a canopy having a skirt;
- a suspension line system, each suspension line of the suspension line system being attached to the skirt;
- a pair of first line members attached to the canopy, the pair of first line members extending in a substantially radial direction away from the skirt towards a center of the canopy, a first end of each line member in the pair of first line members being connected together to the suspension line at the skirt;
- a second line member, a first end of the second line member connected to adjacent second ends of adjacent pairs of first line members that extend towards the center of the canopy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.