Inflatable evacuation system with canopy support
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1. An inflatable evacuation device for an aircraft, comprising:
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a canopy support located completely within an interior of the chamber and in fluid communication with the chamber;
a retention device configured to restrict inflation of the canopy support during inflation of the chamber, wherein the retention device is configured to hold the canopy support completely within the interior of the chamber; and
a canopy configured to couple to the canopy support.
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Abstract
An inflatable evacuation device for an aircraft may include at least one chamber and at least one canopy support in fluid communication with the at least one chamber. A retention device may be configured to restrict inflation of the at least one canopy support during inflation of the at least one chamber.
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18 Claims
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1. An inflatable evacuation device for an aircraft, comprising:
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a chamber; a canopy support located completely within an interior of the chamber and in fluid communication with the chamber; a retention device configured to restrict inflation of the canopy support during inflation of the chamber, wherein the retention device is configured to hold the canopy support completely within the interior of the chamber; and a canopy configured to couple to the canopy support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An evacuation system, comprising:
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an inflation source; and an inflatable evacuation device configured to be inflated by the inflation source, the inflatable evacuation device including; a chamber, a canopy support located completely within an interior of the chamber and in fluid communication with the chamber, a retention device configured to restrict inflation of the canopy support during inflation of the chamber; and a canopy configured to be supported by the canopy support. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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inflating a chamber of an inflatable evacuation device; restricting an inflation of a canopy support located completely within an interior of the chamber of the inflatable evacuation device using a retaining device; detaching the inflatable evacuation device from an aircraft; inflating the canopy support by releasing the retaining device; and coupling a canopy to the canopy support, after the inflating the canopy support. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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