Inflatable evacuation slide
First Claim
1. An inflatable evacuation slide, comprising:
- base;
one or more top tubes;
a first lateral side including a series of alternately upright and inverted substantially triangular inflatable frames, each frame of said frames being coupled to neighboring frames in the series, a first common side of the base and at least one of said one or more top tubes; and
a second lateral side including a second series of alternately arranged upright and inverted substantially triangular inflatable frames, each frame of said frames of the second series of alternately arranged upright and inverted frames being coupled to neighboring frames of the second series, a second common side of the base and at least one of said one or more top tubes,wherein the first common side of the base is opposite the second common side of the base so that the slide is substantially triangular in cross-section, andwherein angles of the triangular frames of the first lateral side and the second lateral side combine to form an upwardly directed arcuate bend in the slide configured to straighten under a weight of the slide when arranged in an inflated condition of use and deployed.
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Abstract
An inflatable evacuation slide includes a base, one or more top tubes, a first lateral side, including a series of alternately upright and inverted generally triangular inflatable frames, each frame being coupled to neighboring frames in the series, a first common side of the base and at least one of said top tubes, and a second lateral side including a series of alternately upright and inverted generally triangular inflatable frames, each frame being coupled to neighboring frames in the series, a second common side of the base and at least one of said top tubes. The first common side of the base is opposite the second common side of the base so that the slide is generally triangular in cross-section, and the angles of the triangular frames combine to form an upwardly directed arcuate bend in the uninflated slide which straightens under the weight of the slide when inflated and deployed.
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5 Claims
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1. An inflatable evacuation slide, comprising:
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base; one or more top tubes; a first lateral side including a series of alternately upright and inverted substantially triangular inflatable frames, each frame of said frames being coupled to neighboring frames in the series, a first common side of the base and at least one of said one or more top tubes; and a second lateral side including a second series of alternately arranged upright and inverted substantially triangular inflatable frames, each frame of said frames of the second series of alternately arranged upright and inverted frames being coupled to neighboring frames of the second series, a second common side of the base and at least one of said one or more top tubes, wherein the first common side of the base is opposite the second common side of the base so that the slide is substantially triangular in cross-section, and wherein angles of the triangular frames of the first lateral side and the second lateral side combine to form an upwardly directed arcuate bend in the slide configured to straighten under a weight of the slide when arranged in an inflated condition of use and deployed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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Specification