Patent ID: 6814183
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: A62B,B64D,Y10S

Abstract:
An inflatable escape slide system comprising:an inflatable escape slide adapted to extend in a deployed condition from an elevated supporting surface to a lower supporting surface, said inflatable escape slide comprising a plurality of inflatable tubular members, which in a deployed condition, support a slide surface extending in a longitudinal direction from a head end proximal said elevated supporting surface to a foot end supported by said lower supporting surface, said inflatable escape slide being deployable in a first configuration in which said inflatable escape slide has a first predetermined length and a second configuration in which said inflatable escape slide has a second predetermined length that is longer than said first predetermined length; an inflator for providing a source of pressurized gas for inflating said plurality of inflatable tubular members; a sensor comprising an inclinometer having a sensor output, said sensor output comprising a signal indicative of the distance from said elevated supporting surface to said lower supporting surface an electronic control circuit having an input that receives said sensor output and having a control output that, in a first state, deploys said inflatable escape slide in said first configuration and, in a second state, deploys said inflatable escape slide in said second configuration.