GB2423062A - Parachute shelter - Google Patents
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- GB2423062A GB2423062A GB0502742A GB0502742A GB2423062A GB 2423062 A GB2423062 A GB 2423062A GB 0502742 A GB0502742 A GB 0502742A GB 0502742 A GB0502742 A GB 0502742A GB 2423062 A GB2423062 A GB 2423062A
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- Prior art keywords
- shelter
- parachute
- canister
- aluminium
- canopy
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- XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N aluminium Chemical compound [Al] XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 5
- 229910052782 aluminium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims abstract description 5
- 239000004411 aluminium Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 5
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 5
- 238000010411 cooking Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 4
- 230000004083 survival effect Effects 0.000 claims description 4
- 235000017166 Bambusa arundinacea Nutrition 0.000 abstract 1
- 235000017491 Bambusa tulda Nutrition 0.000 abstract 1
- 241001330002 Bambuseae Species 0.000 abstract 1
- 235000015334 Phyllostachys viridis Nutrition 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000011425 bamboo Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000004698 Polyethylene Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000006978 adaptation Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000006243 chemical reaction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000003651 drinking water Substances 0.000 description 1
- 235000020188 drinking water Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 230000009977 dual effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- -1 polyethylene Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 229920000573 polyethylene Polymers 0.000 description 1
- CCEKAJIANROZEO-UHFFFAOYSA-N sulfluramid Chemical group CCNS(=O)(=O)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)F CCEKAJIANROZEO-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
- B64D17/00—Parachutes
- B64D17/02—Canopy arrangement or construction
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
- A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
- A62B99/00—Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
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Abstract
A parachute comprises a pyramid shaped canopy 'A' which also doubles as a temporary shelter. The canopy 'A' may be converted to a shelter using aluminium or bamboo support rods 'B'. Also disclosed is an aluminium canister 'C' comprising two interlocking parts which are also usable as cooking and/or water utensils. The canister 'C' may be suspended from the parachute canopy 'A'.
Description
SIMPSON SURVIVAL SYSTEM
This is an adaptation of an established invention arguably by Leonardo Da Vinci. It provides for the immediate air-drop of shelter and supplies to victims of tsunamis, war, genocide, famine, flood, earthquake, volcano and other refugee situations requiring aid where there is no immediate means of delivery overland.
The Simpson Survival System comprises two components:- 1. A parachute which has the dual role of dropping emergency supplies and then doubling as an instant means of providing immediate - though temporary - shelter. and
2. An aluminium canister which contains emergency supplies and then doubling as a water and/or cooking untensil.
Recent television coverage of the Indian Ocean Tsunami of Boxing Day 2004 demonstrates that there is a need for the above. With such devastating results of such events whereby the infrastructure is also destroyed, the Simpson Survival System would provide instant air-dropped shelter, water, food and medical relief to survivors.
The pyramid-shaped chute is constructed of re-inforced polyethylene or PVC with dimensions ranging from 2 x2m, 3x3m, or 4x4m, as required and depending on the weight of emergency supplies which require to be dropped. lts canister would contain the bracing rods and pegs facilitating its immediate conversion into a tent providing shelter for several weeks or months.
I estimate that a 2m x 2m x 1.8m chute could be dropped from a, say, C130 Hercules aircraft, from an altitude of 200 metres or less which would support a canister payload of 6 kilograms. The bulk of this would comprise drinking water, but much of the other listed supplies could be flutter-dropped.
The canister for a 2m x 2m rescue chute would be constructed of aluminium with a length of 65 cms and a diameter of 20 cms. It would be fabricated in two halves, locking together in male-female sections. Either section would then serve as a water container and/or cooking utensil.
The attached drawing explains.
Claims (2)
1. A pyramid-shaped parachute which doubles as an easy-to-erect temporary shetter. Canopy supports
2. An aluminium, two-part, interlocking drop canister which converts into two cooking/water utensils.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB0502742A GB2423062A (en) | 2005-02-10 | 2005-02-10 | Parachute shelter |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB0502742A GB2423062A (en) | 2005-02-10 | 2005-02-10 | Parachute shelter |
Publications (2)
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| GB0502742D0 GB0502742D0 (en) | 2005-03-16 |
| GB2423062A true GB2423062A (en) | 2006-08-16 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| GB0502742A Withdrawn GB2423062A (en) | 2005-02-10 | 2005-02-10 | Parachute shelter |
Country Status (1)
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| GB (1) | GB2423062A (en) |
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN101392610B (en) * | 2008-09-18 | 2010-06-16 | 上海交通大学 | Multifunctional parachute-type tent |
Citations (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB190715244A (en) * | 1907-07-02 | 1907-11-07 | Henri Jean Thomas Biancardi | Improvements in Safety Attachment Hooks, Shackles, and the like. |
| US1678537A (en) * | 1927-07-20 | 1928-07-24 | Schonbrun Max | Parachute |
| US3288403A (en) * | 1965-02-26 | 1966-11-29 | Iii Milton Leroy Goff | Parachute |
| US3724473A (en) * | 1971-10-05 | 1973-04-03 | C Moss | Air-drop folding portable shelter |
| DE20212623U1 (en) * | 2002-08-16 | 2003-02-27 | Pollmueller Werner | Safety tensioning system for sunshades, uses carabine hook, tension cable and tensioning device to evenly distribute forces acting upon sunshade |
| DE10258542A1 (en) * | 2002-12-14 | 2004-07-08 | Dietrich Pomeranz | Emergency accommodation has double-walled fabric film sheeting in shape of parachute and split into chambers by spacers, with flexible tubes for introducing of self-hardening foam into cavities of chambers |
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- 2005-02-10 GB GB0502742A patent/GB2423062A/en not_active Withdrawn
Patent Citations (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB190715244A (en) * | 1907-07-02 | 1907-11-07 | Henri Jean Thomas Biancardi | Improvements in Safety Attachment Hooks, Shackles, and the like. |
| US1678537A (en) * | 1927-07-20 | 1928-07-24 | Schonbrun Max | Parachute |
| US3288403A (en) * | 1965-02-26 | 1966-11-29 | Iii Milton Leroy Goff | Parachute |
| US3724473A (en) * | 1971-10-05 | 1973-04-03 | C Moss | Air-drop folding portable shelter |
| DE20212623U1 (en) * | 2002-08-16 | 2003-02-27 | Pollmueller Werner | Safety tensioning system for sunshades, uses carabine hook, tension cable and tensioning device to evenly distribute forces acting upon sunshade |
| DE10258542A1 (en) * | 2002-12-14 | 2004-07-08 | Dietrich Pomeranz | Emergency accommodation has double-walled fabric film sheeting in shape of parachute and split into chambers by spacers, with flexible tubes for introducing of self-hardening foam into cavities of chambers |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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| 'Svenden Sports aluminium thermos flask' * |
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN101392610B (en) * | 2008-09-18 | 2010-06-16 | 上海交通大学 | Multifunctional parachute-type tent |
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| GB0502742D0 (en) | 2005-03-16 |
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| WAP | Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1) |