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US 9,932,116 B1Granted
Universal water activated release system
OwnerSteven A. Becnelinventor
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Abstract
A fluid activated parachute release apparatus includes a liquid sensor component moveably coupled to a cam member including a cavity; a disk configured to engage the cavity of the cam member; and a fork member releasable from the disk responsive to rotation of the cam member.
Claims5
A parachute release apparatus, comprising:
- a liquid sensor component moveably coupled to a cam member having a teardrop shaped peripheral surface having a lower end and the cam member including an interior wall extending to an outer wall thereby forming a two opposing cavities;
- a pair of laterally disposed disks configured to abuttingly engage the cam member located between the disks so as to engage the opposing cavities of the cam member;
- a linear actuator pivotally coupled to the lower end of the cam member and the linear actuator configured to moveably engage the cam member responsive to a liquid being sensed by the liquid sensor component;
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- a fork member releasable from the disks in response to rotation of the cam member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.