Patent ID: 6454220
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: B64D,Y10S

Abstract:
An inflatable escape slide assembly adapted to extended from an elevated supporting surface to a lower supporting surface, said inflatable escape slide assembly comprising:a flexible panel defining a slide surface having first and second lateral edges and extending from a head end of the inflatable escape slide assembly to a foot end of the inflatable escape slide assembly; first and second side rail members attached to said first and second lateral edges of said flexible panel, said first and second side rail members each comprising an inflatable tubular member extending from the head end to the foot end of the inflatable escape slide assembly, said first and second side rail members being disposed in a spaced-apart configuration for supporting said flexible panel; and a toe end longitudinal tube, said toe end longitudinal tube comprising an inflatable tubular member disposed between said first and second side rail members and beneath said flexible panel, said toe end longitudinal tube extending from a position proximal the foot end of said inflatable escape slide assembly to a position short of the mid-point of said inflatable escape slide assembly.