Ejectable flight recorder

• US 3,140,847 A
• Filed: 05/15/1961
• Issued: 07/14/1964
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/1961
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Henry P. Ames Jr
• Original Assignee: Henry P. Ames Jr
• Inventors: Ames, Henry P. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US04/110,125
• Time in Patent Office: 1,156 Days
• US Class Current: 244/138.00R
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 2045/0065 Black boxes, devices automatically broadcasting distress signals
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 45/00 Aircraft indicators or protectors not otherwise provided for camouflage F41H3/00

Claims

1. IN A FLIGHT RECORDING DATA CAPSULE, THE COMBINATION WHICH COMPRISES AN AIRCRAFT HAVING A FUSELAGE WITH A CAVITY IN THE TRAILING END OF THE FUSELAGE, A CAPSULE POSITIONED IN THE CAVITY OF THE AIRCRAFT, A PROPULSION ROCKET IN THE CAPSULE FOR EJECTING THE CAPSULE FROM THE AIRCRAFT, A PARACHUTE IN SAID CAPSULE, LATCHES FOR RETAINING THE PARACHUTE IN THE CAPSULE, A TAPE RECORDER IN SAID CAPSULE, A MULTIPLE CABLE EXTENDED FROM SAID TAPE RECORDER TO SIGNAL MEANS IN THE AIRCRAFT WHEREBY SIGNALS DESIGNATING THE OPERATION OF ELEMENTS OF THE AIRCRAFT ARE TRANSMITTED TO THE TAPE RECORDER, A RADIO SIGNAL TRANSMITTER POSITIONED IN THE CAPSULE AND ARRANGED TO TRANSMIT SIGNALS OF THE TAPE RECORDER FOR DESIGNATING THE OPERATION AND LOCATION OF THE AIRCRAFT, A BATTERY IN THE CAPSULE FOR SUPPLYING CURRENT TO THE TAPE RECORDER AND TRANSMITTER, CRASH SHOCK ACTUATED SWITCHES POSITIONED IN SAID CAPSULE, AND EXPLOSIVE MEANS ACTUATED BY SAID CRASH SHOCK ACTUATED SWITCHES FOR ACTUATING SAID LATCHES TO RELEASE SAID PARACHUTE.