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Life jacket, especially for flying personnel

Assignee: Bernhardt Apparatebau GmbH and Co
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Filing: 1964-07-02
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Granted: 1966-05-03
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Expires: 1984-07-02
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Bernhardt Jost
  • 👤 Bohle Friedrich

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 05:15
CPC Classifications
B; B63; B63C; B63C9/00; B63C9/08; B63C9/11; B63C9/125; B63C9/1255; B64; B64D; B64D10/00; B64D17/00; B64D17/78

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 236 words
A LIFE-SAVING ARRANGEMENT FOR PARACHUTISTS TO LAND ON THE WATER, WHICH INCLUDES: A SUBSTANTIALLY HORSESHOESHAPED SUPPORT HAVING A NECK PORTION FOR PLACEMENT AROUND THE NECK OF A WEARER OF THE LIFE-HAVING ARRANGEMENT AND ALSO HAVING TWO LEG PORTIONS FOR PLACEMENT OVER THE UPPER FRONT BODY PORTION OF A WEARER OF SAID LIFESAVING ARRANGEMENT, MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPORT FOR HOLDING THE SAME TO THE WEARER OF SAID LIFE-SAVING ARRANGEMENT, A LOWER INDIVIDUALLY INFLATABLE FLOATING BODY HAVING A SHAPED SIMILAR TO THAT OF SAID SUPPORT AND COMPRISING A NECK PORTION AND TWO LEG PORTIONS, SAID SUPPORT INCLUDING COVER MEANS FOR COVERING SAID LEG POTIONS IN NON-INFLATED CONDITION THEREOF AND HOLDING THE SAME ON SAID SUPPORT, AN UPPER INFLATABLE FLOATING BODY LIKEWISE HAVING A NECK PORTION FOR PLACEMENT AROUND THE NECK OF A WEARER OF SAID LIFE-SAVING ARRANGEMENT AND ALSO HAVING LEG PORTIONS ADAPTED TO BE INFLATED INDEPENDENTLY OF THE LEG PORTIONS OF SAID LOWER INFLATABLE BODY AND BEING ADAPTED INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID LOWER BODY TO HOLD A WEARER OF SAID LIFE-SAVING ARRANGEMENT AFLOAT, AND STRAP MEANS FORMING PART OF A PARACHUTE AND ARRANGED ON ONE HAND ABOVE SAID COVER-MEANS CONTAINING THE LEG PORTIONS OF SAID LOWER BODY IN NON-INFLATED CONDITION AND ON THE OTHER HAND BELOW THE LEG PORTIONS OF THE UPPER FLOATING BODY AND RELEASABLE FROM AN AREA BETWEEN SAID UPPER AND LOWER FLOATING BODIES, SAID UPPER FLOATING BODY BEING INFLATABLE UNIMPEDEDLY BY SAID STRAP MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 236 words
A LIFE-SAVING ARRANGEMENT FOR PARACHUTISTS TO LAND ON THE WATER, WHICH INCLUDES: A SUBSTANTIALLY HORSESHOESHAPED SUPPORT HAVING A NECK PORTION FOR PLACEMENT AROUND THE NECK OF A WEARER OF THE LIFE-HAVING ARRANGEMENT AND ALSO HAVING TWO LEG PORTIONS FOR PLACEMENT OVER THE UPPER FRONT BODY PORTION OF A WEARER OF SAID LIFESAVING ARRANGEMENT, MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPORT FOR HOLDING THE SAME TO THE WEARER OF SAID LIFE-SAVING ARRANGEMENT, A LOWER INDIVIDUALLY INFLATABLE FLOATING BODY HAVING A SHAPED SIMILAR TO THAT OF SAID SUPPORT AND COMPRISING A NECK PORTION AND TWO LEG PORTIONS, SAID SUPPORT INCLUDING COVER MEANS FOR COVERING SAID LEG POTIONS IN NON-INFLATED CONDITION THEREOF AND HOLDING THE SAME ON SAID SUPPORT, AN UPPER INFLATABLE FLOATING BODY LIKEWISE HAVING A NECK PORTION FOR PLACEMENT AROUND THE NECK OF A WEARER OF SAID LIFE-SAVING ARRANGEMENT AND ALSO HAVING LEG PORTIONS ADAPTED TO BE INFLATED INDEPENDENTLY OF THE LEG PORTIONS OF SAID LOWER INFLATABLE BODY AND BEING ADAPTED INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID LOWER BODY TO HOLD A WEARER OF SAID LIFE-SAVING ARRANGEMENT AFLOAT, AND STRAP MEANS FORMING PART OF A PARACHUTE AND ARRANGED ON ONE HAND ABOVE SAID COVER-MEANS CONTAINING THE LEG PORTIONS OF SAID LOWER BODY IN NON-INFLATED CONDITION AND ON THE OTHER HAND BELOW THE LEG PORTIONS OF THE UPPER FLOATING BODY AND RELEASABLE FROM AN AREA BETWEEN SAID UPPER AND LOWER FLOATING BODIES, SAID UPPER FLOATING BODY BEING INFLATABLE UNIMPEDEDLY BY SAID STRAP MEANS.

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Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-05-02 1969-11-01 1970-05-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-05-02 1973-11-01 1974-05-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-05-02 1977-11-01 1978-05-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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