DEVICE FOR LOCATION OF MAIN CANOPY FROM A PARACHUTE

• US 20110024570A1
• Filed: 04/14/2009
• Published: 02/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Erico Ajace Theodorovitz, Rodrigo Selva Queiroz
• Original Assignee: Erico Ajace Theodorovitz, Rodrigo Selva Queiroz
• Inventors: Theodorovitz, Erico Ajace, Queiroz, Rodrigo Selva
• Application Number:
  US12/936,724
• Publication Number:
  US 20110024570A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 244/151.B
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 17/38 Releasable fastening devices between parachute and load or pack
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 17/74 Sequential deployment of a plurality of canopies

Abstract

“DEVICE FOR LOCATION OF MAIN CANOPY FROM A PARACHUTE”, which is indicated by reference (DLC) and wherein consists on a circuitry (1), which is essentially defined by a switch (2) formed by positive (3) and negative (4) contacts, said switch (2) is connected between a battery (5) and a GPS module (6), including a reception antenna (7) through which it received the positioning signals of orbit satellites; said switch (2) is simultaneously connected to a transmitter module of radio frequency (8) receiving location coordinates sent by the GPS module (6) and transmitting through a transmitting antenna (8A); circuitry (1) is housed in a covering or body (9) produced in plastic material or other appropriate material, which has an opening (10), though which it is inserted the end of a flexible stem (11) produced in isolating material, and has as a function to maintain away the electric contacts (3) and (4) so that the circuitry (1) is usually inoperative; flexible cable (11) includes a slightly sharp end (12), which allows the separation of electric contacts (3) and (4) at the time of its introduction between said contacts; flexible cable (11) also includes a periphery shoulder (13) assuring an optimal condition of immobilization of said flexible cable (11) in relation to electric contacts (3) and (4).

Claims

1. “

DEVICE FOR LOCATION OF MAIN CANOPY FROM A PARACHUTE”

, which is indicated by reference (DLC) and wherein consists on a circuitry (1), which is essentially defined by a switch (2) formed by positive (3) and negative (4) contacts, said switch (2) is connected between a battery (5) and a GPS module (6), including a reception antenna (7) through which it received the positioning signals of orbit satellites;

said switch (2) is simultaneously connected to a transmitter module of radio frequency (8) receiving location coordinates sent by the GPS module (6) and transmitting through a transmitting antenna (8A);

circuitry (1) is housed in a covering or body (9) produced in plastic material or other appropriate material, which has an opening (10), though which it is inserted the end of a flexible stem (11) produced in isolating material, and has as a function to maintain away the electric contacts (3) and (4) so that the circuitry (1) is usually inoperative;

flexible cable (11) includes a slightly sharp end (12), which allows the separation of electric contacts (3) and (4) at the time of its introduction between said contacts;

flexible cable (11) also includes a periphery shoulder (13) assuring an optimal condition of immobilization of said flexible cable (11) in relation to electric contacts (3) and (4).

2. “

DEVICE FOR LOCATION OF MAIN CANOPY FROM A PARACHUTE”

, according to claim 1, wherein, in a constructive variant, the device (DLC) provides the use of a flexible cable (11) incorporating a permanent magnet (11A), and this is able to magnetically attract the mobile electric contact (4), maintaining it separated from the mobile electric contact (3), and the flexible cable (11) mounted for crossing around the hoop (23) which is fixedly attached to corresponding handle (24) from one of two handles (24) integrating a parachute;

the device (DLC) being mounted inside one of two shafts (22) of the parachute.

3. “

DEVICE FOR LOCATION OF MAIN CANOPY FROM A PARACHUTE”

, according to claim 1, wherein, in another constructive variant, the proposed device (DLC) has a transmitter module of radio frequency (14), produced to emit a signal in a previously established frequency, which signal may be received by a duly adjusted receiver for such operation.

4. “

DEVICE FOR LOCATION OF MAIN CANOPY FROM A PARACHUTE”

, according to claim 1, wherein at the time of disconnection of the main canopy from the parachute, the flexible cable (11) is removed or separated from the device (DLC) thus, determining its actuation.

5. “

DEVICE FOR LOCATION OF MAIN CANOPY FROM A PARACHUTE”

, according to claim 1, wherein the device (DLC) has a proximity sensor.

6. “

DEVICE FOR LOCATION OF MAIN CANOPY FROM A PARACHUTE”

, according to claim 1, wherein the device (DLC) is operated with an on-off device.