Claims
- 1. A continuous ribbon parachute comprising a canopy having a plurality of continuous horizontal ribbons, each of said ribbons being represented by circles, the center of each of said circles being the center of said parachute, said ribbons being of gradually decreasing diameter from the base of said parachute to the center of said parachute, a plurality of adjacent tapes each fully extending radially between said base and said center of said parachute and wherein each pair of said adjacent radially extending tapes define therebetween a substantially triangular-shaped gore thereby forming a plurality of gores within said parachute, three equally spaced adjacent mini-tapes within each of said gores, each of said three mini-tapes extending radially part way between said base and said center of said parachute, a central mini-tape of said three adjacent mini-tapes extending farther upward toward said center of said parachute than the other two adjacent mini-tapes, and said ribbons being fixedly secured at a plurality of points thereon to said radially extending tapes and said radially extending mini-tapes such that the centerlines of said radially extending tapes and said radially extending mini-tapes are perpendicular to the tangent of the centerline of said horizontal ribbons at said points of securement thereby maximizing parachute symmetry and minimizing the number of local stress concentrations therein.
STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL INTEREST
The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government for governmental purposes without the payment of any royalty thereon.
US Referenced Citations (3)
Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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888370 |
Aug 1953 |
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