公开(公告)号：US06575408B2

公开(公告)日：2003-06-10

申请号：US09853973

申请日：2001-05-11

Applicant: Richard J. Benney ,  Glen J. Brown

Inventor： Richard J. Benney ,  Glen J. Brown

IPC: B64D1732

CPC classification number: B64D17/78 ,  B64D17/00 ,  B64D17/34 ,  B64D23/00

Abstract: A soft landing assembly for a parachute includes an altitude sensor mounted on the parachute and a control assembly mounted on the parachute for activating parachute landing velocity affectors at preselected altitudes detected by the altitude sensor. A first of the parachute landing velocity affectors is an automatic riser slip actuator for providing a riser slip, and thereby horizontal velocity reduction at an optimum time and in an optimum direction. A second of the parachute landing velocity affectors is an automatic pneumatic muscle retraction actuator for providing vertical retraction of a parachutist, and thereby vertical velocity reduction of the parachutist, at an optimum time prior to impact with ground.

公开(公告)号：US06763557B2

公开(公告)日：2004-07-20

申请号：US10609536

申请日：2003-07-01

Applicant: Byron K. Steiff ,  Robert Clark

Inventor： Byron K. Steiff ,  Robert Clark

IPC: B64D1732

CPC classification number: B64D17/38 ,  Y10T24/4002 ,  Y10T24/45466 ,  Y10T24/45654

Abstract: A buckle including a buckle release system for releasing a parachute canopy from a harness. The buckle comprises a lock lever, a manual release lever, a spring biased catch, and a latch positioned in a frame. A slide member is provided. The slide member operates to hold the latch in the locked position, and prevents a buckling member from being released from the buckle when the buckle is in a locked position. In the open position, a spring moves the slide and the buckling member out of the frame, thereby releasing the buckling member from the buckle.