Escape chute
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1. An escape chute (11;
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111) for an aircraft, the chute (11;
111) having a collapsed condition for storage of the chute in a confined or reduced space and an extended condition providing a ramp down which people can slide, and means (15,16;
116) for illuminating the chute in the extended condition, characterised in that the illumination means (15,16;
116) is activated when the chute is deployed to provide illumination identifying the position of the chute without relying on an electrical power source.
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Abstract
An escape chute (11) for an aircraft, the chute (11) having a collapsed condition for storage of the chute in an confined or reduced space and an extended condition providing a ramp down which people can slide, and means (15,16) for illuminating the chute in the extended condition, characterised in that the illumination means (15,16) is activated when the chute (11) is deployed to provide illumination identifying the position of the chute without relying on an electrical power source.
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31 Claims
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1. An escape chute (11;
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111) for an aircraft, the chute (11;
111) having a collapsed condition for storage of the chute in a confined or reduced space and an extended condition providing a ramp down which people can slide, and means (15,16;
116) for illuminating the chute in the extended condition, characterised in that the illumination means (15,16;
116) is activated when the chute is deployed to provide illumination identifying the position of the chute without relying on an electrical power source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30, 31)
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111) for an aircraft, the chute (11;
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21. A method of illuminating an escape chute (11;
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111) by initiating a chemical reaction to produce a light source (15,16;
116) chemiluminescently when the chute is deployed. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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111) by initiating a chemical reaction to produce a light source (15,16;
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