Apparatus for supporting a parachute flight controller and flight controller for a parachute
First Claim
1. An apparatus for supporting a parachute flight controller from a parachute, the apparatus comprising a bearing member, a load-bearing coupling connected to the bearing member, the load-bearing coupling including a connector for connecting the load-bearing coupling to a parachute flight controller, wherein the coupling includes a load-bearing connector for connecting a payload thereto, and the bearing member is adapted to enable movement, controlled by said parachute flight controller, of said bearing member along a support member for supporting said bearing member and connected between first and second suspension lines of a parachute, wherein the support member is one of an elongated flexible web, cable, line or rope and comprises a first end connected to a first suspension line and a second end connected to a second suspension line or the support member is part of the first and second suspension lines of the parachute.
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Abstract
An apparatus for supporting a parachute flight controller from a parachute comprises a bearing member, for example a pulley, a load-bearing coupling, for example a harness, connected to the bearing member and including a connector for connecting the coupling to a parachute flight controller. The coupling includes a load-bearing connector for connecting a payload thereto, and the bearing member is adapted to enable relative movement, controlled by the flight controller, between the bearing member and a support member, for example a flexible coupling line or web for supporting the bearing member connected between first and second suspension lines of a parachute. The flight controller may include one or more control lines connected to the support member or suspension lines which can be wound in or out of the flight controller to effect relative movement between the bearing member and the support member and thereby control the direction of the parachute.
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- 1. An apparatus for supporting a parachute flight controller from a parachute, the apparatus comprising a bearing member, a load-bearing coupling connected to the bearing member, the load-bearing coupling including a connector for connecting the load-bearing coupling to a parachute flight controller, wherein the coupling includes a load-bearing connector for connecting a payload thereto, and the bearing member is adapted to enable movement, controlled by said parachute flight controller, of said bearing member along a support member for supporting said bearing member and connected between first and second suspension lines of a parachute, wherein the support member is one of an elongated flexible web, cable, line or rope and comprises a first end connected to a first suspension line and a second end connected to a second suspension line or the support member is part of the first and second suspension lines of the parachute.
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