초록 ▼

The present invention comprises an inflatable over-the-wing evacuation slide having a readiness indicator the meaning of which is intuitively obvious to an untrained person. In one embodiment, the slide is provided with an inflatable guard rail attached to the side margins of the inflatable walking

The present invention comprises an inflatable over-the-wing evacuation slide having a readiness indicator the meaning of which is intuitively obvious to an untrained person. In one embodiment, the slide is provided with an inflatable guard rail attached to the side margins of the inflatable walking surface. Attached to the side of the inflatable guard rail in a position that is clearly visible from the aircraft exit doorway is a visual readiness indicator. In one embodiment, the visual readiness indicator comprises a conventional red, octagonal "stop" sign that is releasably mounted to the guard rail. The stop sign is removed (to indicate that it is safe to proceed) when the evacuation slide has properly deployed by means of a connected to toe end of the evacuation slide. As the evacuation slide unfurls, the lanyard is paid out until, at the last stage, when the toe end unfolds the lanyard pulls the stop sign off the guard rail, so that it is no longer visible to a disembarking passenger.

대표청구항 ▼

1. An escape slide adapted to be inflated and extended from an elevated supporting surface to a lower supporting surface, said escape slide comprising:an inflatable walkway portion supported by said elevated supporting surface, said inflatable walkway portion including an entrance end and an exit en

1. An escape slide adapted to be inflated and extended from an elevated supporting surface to a lower supporting surface, said escape slide comprising:an inflatable walkway portion supported by said elevated supporting surface, said inflatable walkway portion including an entrance end and an exit end, an deployed slide portion extending from said exit end of said inflatable walkway portion to said lower supporting surface, said inflatable slide portion including a distal section in contact with said lower supporting surface when said escape slide is fully inflated; and a readiness indicator said readiness indicator being mounted in said escape slide so as to be observable to a user proximal said entrance end of said walkway portion, said readiness indicator comprising a visual indicator that is deployed and observable to a user proximal said entrance end of said walkway when said escape slide is not fully deployed and is not observable to a user proximal said entrance end of said walkway when said escape slide is fully deployed.