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Delayed restraint release device for inflatable escape slides

  • US 4,460,062 A
  • Filed: 11/22/1982
  • Issued: 07/17/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/22/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In an inflatable emergency evacuation slide, a delayed restraint release device comprising:

  • strap means comprised of a plurality of strap segments, said strap means coupling remote portions of said evacuation slide to preclude full deployment of said slide;

    a cord having a first end attached to said slide and having a free second end, said cord being connected to said slide at an intermediate point along its length and having said free second end formed into a laced lanyard knot, said laced lanyard knot coupling strap segments of said strap means together at an intermediate point along said strap means; and

    supplemental bag means associated with said cord and pneumatically coupled with said slide and inflatable with the inflation of said slide to extend said cord and unlace said lanyard knot and thereby permit full deployment of said slide.

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