Patent ID: 9138604
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A62C,B64D

Abstract:
1. An aerial delivery system, comprising: a bladder configured to contain material; a sleeve positioned around the bladder; a stay structure positioned at a first end of the sleeve; an end cap positioned at a second end of the sleeve; at least one vertical restraint system tie releasably securing the stay structure to the sleeve; a vertical restraint system tie severing device comprising a cutting edge and configured to receive and sever the at least one vertical restraint system tie; and, at least one deployment strap extending from the bladder; at least one end cap deployment line, each end cap deployment line connected at a first end to a first deployment strap, extending through a first aperture in the end cap, across a top surface of the end cap, through a second aperture in the end cap, and connected at a second end to a second deployment strap; at least one end cap tie, each end cap tie connected at a first end to the stay structure, extending over a first edge of the end cap, across a top surface of the end cap, over a second edge of the end cap, and connected at a second end to the stay structure; and an end cap tie cutter configured to sever the at least one end cap tie according to a predetermined delay, altitude, or ambient pressure.