Soft cover release mechanism for evacuation slides

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9849994
APP PUB NO 20170057646A1
SERIAL NO

15348654

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An emergency evacuation assembly may comprise an inflatable slide, a soft cover containing the inflatable slide, a lace holding the soft cover closed, a pin retaining the lace, and a pneumatic actuator configured to release the lace by pulling the pin. In various embodiments, the pneumatic actuator may include a housing, a cylinder disposed within the housing, a plunger disposed within the cylinder, a seal disposed within the cylinder, and a spring disposed within the housing.

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GOODRICH CORPORATIONFOUR COLISEUM CENTRE 2730 WEST TYVOLA ROAD CHARLOTTE NC 28217

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Rautenbach, Helperus Ritzema Tempe, US 9 30
Schmidt, Ryan Gilbert, US 70 1858

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