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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2002
William J. Horvath, Chandler, AZ (US);
Daniel B. Wilson, Glendale, AZ (US);
Paul Zonneveld, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
An inflatable evacuation slide system ( ) is selectively deployable in either a foreshortened or lengthened configuration. The foot end ( ) of the escape slide ( ) includes a compartment ( ) containing an extensible slide portion ( ) stored in an undeployed condition. The compartment is sealed by means of conventional speed lacing ( ) held together by a single master loop ( ). A pyrotechnic cable cutter ( ) is attached to the master loop ( ) to severe it at the appropriate time thereby releasing the extensible portion of the slide. A control circuit ( ) determines whether to deploy the extensible portion based on input from a non-contacting electronic sensor ( ) such as an inclinometer.