Patent ID: 7000872
Filing Date: 2006-02-21
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
1. A parachute, comprising: a circularly shaped canopy having a skirt band; a plurality of main suspension lines connected to the skirt band; a vent band on the circularly shaped canopy; and a plurality of vent suspension lines connected to the vent band; wherein each main suspension line includes a lower main suspension line segment that branches into two upper main suspension line segments; wherein the upper main suspension line segments of each main suspension line are connected to the skirt band; wherein the main suspension lines include branch junctions such that each main suspension line includes a respective one of the branch junctions at which the lower main suspension line segment branches into the two upper main suspension line segments; wherein the lower main suspension line segments converge downwardly to a suspension line junction; and wherein each vent suspension line includes a lower vent suspension line segment that branches into at least two upper vent suspension line segments.