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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2022
Applicant:
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Inventors:
Jeff Benjamin, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Kassidy L Carson, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 17/34 (2005.12); B64D 17/02 (2005.12); B64D 17/38 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 17/343 (2012.12); B64D 17/02 (2012.12); B64D 17/386 (2012.12);
Abstract
A parachute assembly may comprise a canopy and one or more reefing lines. The one or more reefing lines may limit inflation of the canopy to attenuate impulse load or otherwise mitigate forces exerted by the parachute assembly on cargo or an occupant during deployment of the canopy. The one or more reefing lines may be broken in stages to selectively limit inflation of the canopy followed by selectively permitting inflation of the canopy in stages.