Integral life raft, survival kit, and step

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10829231
APP PUB NO 20190241271A1
SERIAL NO

15890249

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An embodiment rotorcraft structure includes a step disposed at an exterior of the rotorcraft, and an emergency kit installed into the recess of the step. The step is faired into a skin on the exterior of the rotorcraft. The emergency kit includes a container and a life raft. The container includes a container body that has a storage cavity, a container panel, and a first attachment element. The container body is disposed in the recess of the step, attached to the step, and has a storage cavity. The container panel is disposed at a bottom of the storage cavity, and the life raft is disposed in the storage cavity. The first attachment element releasably couples a first edge of the container panel to the container body, and encloses the life raft in the container under the step.

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BELL HELICOPTER RHODE ISLAND INC40 WESTMINSTER STREET PROVIDENCE RI 02903

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Carr, Timothy Grapevine, US 15 165
Deslatte, Michael Stephen Saginaw, US 3 17
Haugeberg, Chad Richard Arlington, US 4 5

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