US1039295A - Safety device for air-craft. - Google Patents

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J. KRATOFILL.

SAFETY DEVICE FOR AIR CRAFT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.2. 1912. 1,039,295, Patented Sept. 24, 1912.

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Gel m Krqgtojm WITNESSES T J. KRATIJPILL SAFETY DEVICE YOR MB QBAFT.

AFELECA'LION FILED M132, 1912 W'ITNESSES atented Sept. 24, 193.2

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FOR AIR-CRAFT Spwiflcatian of Letters Pafient,

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2. 1912. Serial H0. 575,086

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a and ive V Q'W of a biplane mast 3 rising or 10 fret ahore the chins"; and having hfieral perforations 4 near ifs f np'phr and. The cover 5 for the casing, 1 1 gvwfi-rahly of skeleton. construeion a 'shmm. and may he of Wire nhtlingg; j nu-m'zlml at its rear side on a spring-hi: f l

91 Hlliifllllig it to the casing and lending h.) ihrmv if npen against a stop 7 as seen in' el illeil fme 21ml 51ft as at with W; .1 ulhnysidh the $109," standing astride "(l prri ierting at its frunledge. and f1 hased againstthe lansion of. fhr spy-E1 3 in the hinge by any suitable means: 1',- l have slmwn a T-hended latch 10 in raw 1 Fig l and 3 engaging the lips of the Wi. T :is FSCQIH bring pivoted at 11 and adapv all in he fumed 0n its pivotv by means of m linns 12 eading to a handle 13 adjacent fir wers: Flt so thal, WlEEK this handle. "lX'B YU 21 pen. the cover if; unlalchwl and file; open The numeral 5 l5 designates: the body of a mimrhm'o whnsze size will he proportionate f the ill? and Weight of the air-ship, and l i6 are ropes leading from lhe edge of the l badly to the casing and preferably tl't8fill8fl i0 eyes 17 at the upper ends of the fastening bolts seen in Fig. In the top of the parachute body at its center is an Open- I ing or vent l, and 19 is": a valve mounted on i a spring hinge 2O temhng to throw it mirm illy m er sunh vent and close it, but per I milling it to laid wide open as seen in I Fig. .1-. Preferably ths rent is surrounded "r a wirlr ring: m" annuluf 21, which is H? mafia! whatever the mnlerial h? rhe bmly 1 E :1 ml in this ring lhe hinge is attached Slidahlv nmhntrrl 0n the mast 3 is an annular trawler 22. preferably having a flange 23 so thal it will not bind thereon; and from this frnrelor lead words or ropes 24 which pass npwzml l'hrrmgh the vvnt 18 and out ide the mast inward through the perforations 4-, and rlovvnwarrl throughout the length of the 111ml. :lml are lwl tlwnue in a handle 25 lwifhin rvach of the seat E'l. Thus is detfi'll c fl the preferred embodimhnt of my in I Yuniion although I desire not to be limited in tha prhrise details of construction.

The ophrati m 0f fills safvfy (le ice? is as fellows: Being athurhed to the top of the N and y :iicvicn Tm; :frr (raft cmnpria- 2250:: the 0.211%. :1 parachute pf M M106 WWI- 9in U m1 {"119 mast be the mm .L 1131M? wading iron the a ward thrmlgh the hole, Inward mm M" 521141 pcvfo whens, and downs n IQHYOF of? g vim] rhrnu gimut Hie length of the mast;

2 1,1112 \rizw 1? Nu i mmninwi xvii/h 21 valve for cloging sairi hole 1:; n'inmw wk: its wring tfingr' c m i in 71m panuzhutc when the: latter is tossed the pamcl He expands compktely \xirh {Em of! the up )Or end of the mast.

result that the ivscent of the nmuhine i. wi 3. A m ety device for air craft comprisuzr ic-r'f i aviator e'w-smmfluu'r eh audvwwtwpped casing secure (11111011 the "1 W1 K102i 1M, mzami ihcrvin and has vent in its top rising from; 1119- 03531;; through aid Md cover hingecl at g :1 slot standing 1:153 in: wi l i an ah hm: Zia mum; the, a

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2;, zidzipivd in close Saki V w y from he craft my: mm in: run.- 3; vim manually wxmfirolled in sume t vppie i mac-lime), an memw f miu zl11g the pnrachufe ot'fthe mast,

t am im casing in the direction and a cow-:- for retaining the parachute in folded an 4 "fight desirwgi unfluwessary in pet C(Jlu'lifi 'flh the rover having a slot standin amid w his aa ez'y rhv f the pnru-"hyma off the want, In for n in umw rm ran-"s Q in: "my: the parwrhute 1n folded nondltwn :w :10, *5095 mp releasing it of said 'ng means. aware Em: air (raft compris-- with J craft uni 9: E5029 in in $101; a value n0r- 1 1:10.11 1 A hole, a (WW6, 1'01 retam- 2211? an famed daniatum and 19" himm is? was:

actuated valve adapted to close said 11019,] In testimony whereof 'I have hereunto u mast 'nsmg from thacraft through said subscnbed my slgnature this the twentyhole and holchng the valve open, manuafiyi mnth day of January, A. D. 1912.

released means for holdin the parachute JOHN KRATOFILL. 5 folded around the mast, an mechanism far i Witnesses:

tossing it off the mast and reieasingsaidi JOHN EmJER- T valve when said means is released. Jmm IfiUL-BEIW.

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