Patent ID: 6966414

Claim:
An inflatable escape slide assembly adapted to extend in an inflated condition from an aircraft exit door 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 main support members attached to said first and second lateral edges of said flexible panel, said first and second main support members each comprising an inflatable tubular member extending from the head end toward the foot end of the inflatable escape slide assembly, said first and second main support members being disposed in a spaced-apart configuration for supporting said flexible panel; a plurality of illumination sources; and a plurality of stanchions, each of said plurality of stanchions comprising an inflatable tubular stanchion member having a fixed end attached to an upper surface of said first main support member, said stanchion member extending generally upward from the fixed end to a free end distal of said first main support member, each of said stanchion members supporting one of said plurality of illumination sources proximal the free end thereof.