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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021

Filed:

Feb. 06, 2020
Applicant:

Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);

Inventors:

Timothy C. Haynes, Prescott Valley, AZ (US);

Ryan Schmidt, Gilbert, AZ (US);

Assignee:

Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/48 (2006.01); B63B 21/50 (2006.01); B63C 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/48 (2013.01); B63B 21/50 (2013.01); B63C 9/04 (2013.01); B63C 2009/042 (2013.01); B63C 2009/044 (2013.01);
Abstract

A sea anchor includes a textile tube and a resiliently flexible support. The textile tube may include a first end and a second end. The first end may have a rim defining a mouth and the second end may be closed. In various embodiments, the resiliently flexible support is coupled to the first end of the textile tube. The resiliently flexible support, in response to the sea anchor being deployed, may be configured to expand the mouth and retain the mouth open. In various embodiments, the textile tube has a conical shape, with the mouth of the first end being a base of the conical shape and the second end being a point of the conical shape. The resiliently flexible support is a ring coupled to the rim of the first end of the textile tube, according to various embodiments.


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