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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Applicants:
David G. Parrott, Escondido, CA (US);
Don V. Hitzfield, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Inventors:
David G. Parrott, Escondido, CA (US);
Don V. Hitzfield, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apical Industries, Inc., Oceanside, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 35/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A floatation system for attachment to a helicopter landing skid includes a girt dimensioned to be attached to a landing skid and a plurality of floats attached to the elongate girt, wherein the plurality of floats are adapted to be converted from a packed configuration to an deployed configuration, and wherein at least one of the plurality of floats extends beneath the elongate girt when the plurality of floats is in the deployed configuration.