The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2001
Charles F Acker, Equinunk, PA (US);
Robert Lamanna, Moscow, PA (US);
Gentex Corporation, Carbondale, PA (US);
Abstract
A universal oxygen mask bayonet and bayonet receiver deflector includes a bayonet receiver deflector disposed on the helmet between the bayonet receiver and helmet, and a bayonet deflector connected to the oxygen mask bayonet. The bayonet receiver deflector includes a contoured side for providing a smooth transition between the helmet and the bayonet receiver on at least one side of the bayonet receiver. The oxygen mask bayonet deflector is made of two parts consisting of a bayonet ramp deflector and a bayonet tab deflector. The bayonet ramp deflector includes a ramped side and the bayonet tab deflector is generally frusto-conical in shape and includes a stem and a notch on the stem. The contoured side of the bayonet receiver deflector, the ramped side of the bayonet ramp deflector and the frusto-conical shape of the tab deflector cooperate to eliminate all potential hang up points and thereby parachute riser and/or shroud line entanglement with the oxygen mask bayonet, bayonet tab and the bayonet receiver during pilot ejection.