Life raft launcher
NSWCCD
A life raft canister is launched from a below deck doorway. A launcher is activated and pneumatically opens a below deck door, exposing the doorway. The same inflation tank inflates an elongated bladder that forces the life boat canister out of the doorway. The canister drops to the sea where the life boat is deployed from the canister. The life raft auto-inflates. As a result, a life raft is deployed from below-deck.
Inventors:
Apple, Thomas A.
Patent Number:
Technical domain:
Handling and Transportation
FIle Date:
2008-08-28
Grant Date:
2010-03-23
Grant time:
572 days
Grant time percentile rank:
10
Claim count percentile rank:
6
Citations percentile rank:
1
'Cited by' percentile rank:
1
Assignee:
US NAVY
