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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2010
Applicant:
James E. Sadeck, East Freetown, MA (US);
Inventor:
James E. Sadeck, East Freetown, MA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 17/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A ground impact cargo parachute release mechanism includes a pair of interlocking release elements, one for connection to the parachute the other the cargo; each release element has a pawl and a notch for engaging the pawl of the other release element; a shear pin mounted in both the release elements shears upon parachute opening and enables the pawls and notches to engage; a bias device urges the elements apart upon impact of the load with the ground releasing the pawls from engagement with the notches.