A shock absorber assembly, particularly for attenuating shocks transmitted to a person's body, especially to reduce shock to a paratrooper's body during a tethered cargo tandem jump. Specialized elastic absorber units are disposed between two connectors, such as carabiners, with a connector secured to a respective end of each absorber unit. Each absorber unit has a rupture length corresponding to its length when it is stretched to its maximum immediately before rupturing under tensile loading. A limiter strap also is secured between the connectors, with a connector on each end of the limiter strap. The limiter strap prevents the absorber units from breaking by preventing their stretch to their breaking point. A flap or bands are provided for temporarily maintaining the limiter strap folded in a compact bale until needed. In use, the complete shock absorber assembly is deployed between a cargo tether and a cargo harness.
GRAVITY FORCE ABSORBER FOR USE IN CERTAIN PARACHUTE AND OTHER SYSTEMS
SCHWERKRAFTDÄMPFER ZUR VERWENDUNG IN EINEM BESTIMMTEN FALLSCHIRM UND ANDEREN SYSTEMEN
ABSORBEUR DE FORCE DE GRAVITÉ DESTINÉ À ÊTRE UTILISÉ DANS CERTAINS SYSTÈMES DE PARACHUTE ET D'AUTRES SYSTÈMES
2024-06-26
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT |
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