US 12,252,257 B2
Parachute with inflation control and load distributing slider loops
Anthony D. Kasher, Duluth, MN (US)
Assigned to Cirrus Design Corporation, Duluth, MN (US)
Filed by Cirrus Design Corporation, Duluth, MN (US)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/809,103.
Prior Publication US 2023/0415901 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. B64D 17/24 (2006.01); B64D 17/02 (2006.01); B64D 17/16 (2006.01); B64D 17/18 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 17/025 (2013.01) [B64D 17/16 (2013.01); B64D 17/18 (2013.01); B64D 17/24 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A slider for use with a parachute, the slider comprising:
an annular body including an edge; and
a plurality of material strips attached to the annular body at or near the edge and extending radially outward from the edge, each of the plurality of material strips forming a through hole beyond the edge configured to slidably receive a suspension line of the parachute, wherein the plurality of material strips each have a width that, during a transition of the slider from a reefing state to a non-reefing state, distributes a radial load along a length of the suspension line.