Patent ID: 6213429
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
A life preserver for aircraft, comprising:a fire-protective, anti-knock, inflatable bag defining an inflatable chamber and a life chamber within said inflatable chamber, said inflatable bag having a spherical shape when inflated, an exit through which the user can get in and out of said life chamber, and an air valve through which compressed air is filled into said inflatable chamber, said exit having a view window;illuminator means adapted for illuminating said life chamber;a smoothly curved bumper frame structure supported inside said lift chamber;an oxygen cylinder mounted in said bumper frame structure to provide oxygen for breathing;a safety helmet mounted on said bumper frame structure for putting on the user's head, said safety helmet having a view glass and amouthpiece connected to said oxygen cylinder; a parachute carried on said inflatable bag on the outside and controlled to open by a rip cord being suspended inside said bumper frame structure;a cushion mounted on said bumper frame structure on which the user sits; andstrap means fastened to said bumper frame structure and adapted for securing the body and feet of the user.