Aircraft Emergency Escape Slide Container And Method Of Changing An Aircraft Emergency Escape Slide
a technology for aircraft and slides, applied in the direction of aircraft ejection means, life-saving devices, packaging, etc., can solve the problems of difficult to change aircraft emergency equipment, difficult to transport and store slides when not installed in aircraft, and many injuries of maintenance personnel
Inactive Publication Date: 2018-01-25
UNITED AIR LINES
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The container enables safe and efficient transport and installation of emergency escape slides, reducing the risk of injury and improving maintenance efficiency by allowing slides to be moved and stored without removal from the container, thus minimizing manual handling and associated risks.
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Additionally, due to the weight of the slides, maintenance personnel are often injured during the transfer process by bending over to pick up the slide off of the ground.
Additionally transportation and storage of the slides when not installed in an aircraft can be a problem.
These wooden containers are very heavy and not very durable.
Furthermore, lifting the slide out of the wooden container requires maintenance personnel to bend over, which subjects the maintenance personnel to the possibility of back or other injuries.
These injuries result in a loss of workdays and a loss of efficiency, which can be a problem for the employer.
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[0031]The emergency escape slide containers described herein advantageously allow an inflatable emergency escape slide to be stored and transported in a single container from a storage facility to an emergency escape slide storage location on aircraft. These emergency escape slide containers facilitate movement of the emergency escape slide by forklift or other transportation device from a storage location in a storage facility to an aircraft and then to a predetermined location in an aircraft. The emergency escape slide containers are robust and yet lightweight so that they are easily maneuverable within an aircraft by one or two maintenance personnel. Moreover, the emergency escape slide containers are sized to accommodate deflated and folded emergency escape slide in one portion and another deflated and folded emergency escape slide in another portion so that the container itself can be used to remove an existing emergency escape slide and to install a replacement emergency escap...
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An emergency escape slide container includes a first portion having a first end wall and a first side wall, the first side wall and the first end wall defining a first storage space that is sized and shaped to receive an emergency escape slide. The first side wall also includes a first rolling mechanism. The emergency escape slide container also includes a second portion having a second end wall and a second side wall, the second side wall and the second end wall defining a second storage space sized and shaped to receive the emergency escape slide. The second side wall also includes a second rolling mechanism. The first portion and the second portion cooperate to define a third storage space therebetween, the third storage space being equal to a combination of the first storage space and the second storage space.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13 / 836,127, entitled “Aircraft Emergency Slide Container and Method of Changing an Aircraft Emergency Escape Slide,” filed Mar. 15, 2013, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUNDField of the Disclosure[0002]The disclosure generally relates to containers for aircraft emergency equipment and to methods of changing aircraft emergency equipment, and more specifically to containers for aircraft emergency escape slides and methods of changing aircraft emergency escape slides.Related Technology[0003]Modern passenger aircraft require quick egress options in case of emergency. Because many modern passenger aircraft have entry doors that are ten feet or more above ground level, passengers need some sort of device to allow them to get to the ground safely. Inflatable emergency escape slides have been used for this purpose. The emergency escape slide is usually...
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IPC IPC(8): B64D25/14B65D6/00B65D25/20A62B1/20
CPCB65D11/10A62B1/20Y10T29/49716B64D25/14B65D25/20
InventorRUSHIN, WILLIAM J.HERRERA, EDISON
OwnerUNITED AIR LINES