Patent ID: 6626400
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
A parachute system comprising:a parachute container having a tray portion for packing a main parachute therein and a plurality of flaps operable therewith for enclosing the packed main parachute within the parachute container when the flaps are in a closed position; a bridle including a stop carried at median portion thereof, the bridle having a proximal end operable with the main parachute for deployment thereof, and a distal end operable with a deceleration styled parachute carried outside the parachute container, the bridle extending outwardly from within the parachute container through the folded flaps for suspension of the parachute container by the deceleration styled parachute while the stop is secured within the parachute container by the flaps in the closed position; a closing member operable with the plurality of flaps for holding the plurality of flaps in the closed position and securing the stop and the packed parachute within the parachute container; and a ripcord operable with the closing member for unlocking the flaps for releasing the stop and permitting the bridle to pull the main parachute from the parachute container under a pulling force from the deceleration styled parachute, thus initiating deployment of the main parachute.