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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2021
Applicant:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Timothy C Haynes, Prescott Valley, AZ (US);
Michael A Luzader, Laveen, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C 9/03 (2006.01); B63C 9/04 (2006.01); B63B 35/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C 9/03 (2013.01); B63C 9/04 (2013.01); B63B 35/62 (2013.01); B63C 2009/042 (2013.01); B63C 2009/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A life raft may include a base comprising a first side and a second side, and a self-supporting, collapsible spring canopy. The canopy may include a spring wire frame, a first panel circumscribed by the spring wire frame, and a second panel circumscribed by the spring wire frame. A method of manufacturing a life raft arrangement includes folding the canopy, inserting the canopy into a storage pouch, and coupling the storage pouch to a life raft.