William Harold Booth

US Patent:

6626400, Sep 30, 2003

Filed:

Oct 18, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/691517

Inventors:

William R. Booth - Deland FL 32724

International Classification:

B64D 1740

US Classification:

244149

Abstract:

A parachute system operable with a drogue parachute includes a bridle and kill line connected to a deployment bag at one end and to the drogue parachute at another. The bridle includes a stop carried within the parachute container for suspension of the parachute container by the drogue parachute during free fall. A plate is carried within the parachute container for securing the stop when the flaps are in a locked and closed position by a closing member and ripcord. The ripcord includes a ripcord pin and a ripcord line passing through an eyelet of the ripcord pin and attached at a fixed end to the parachute container for providing a pulley effect and thus a mechanical advantage when the free end of the ripcord is pulled. The ripcord further includes left and right lines carried within a housing and an elastic cord between their free ends for biasing ripcord handles against the ripcord housing. To further prevent an out of sequence deployment of the drogue parachute and main parachute, a safety pin is carried by the bridle outside the parachute container and is connected to the ripcord pin for preventing removal of the ripcord pin from the closing member until deployment of the drogue parachute causes the bridle to pull the safety pin from the ripcord pin, thus allowing the ripcord line to pull the ripcord pin from the closing member only after the drogue parachute has been deployed.

US Patent:

7118073, Oct 10, 2006

Filed:

Dec 24, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/746976

Inventors:

William R. Booth - DeLand FL, US

International Classification:

B64D 17/52

US Classification:

244149, 244152, 244151 B, 182 3, 294 8225

Abstract:

A device, system and method of reserve parachute deployment comprised of a body with a top and bottom end, a hook-slot and releasable means of attachment in communication with the hook-slot. The system and method disclose additional components and an operation of the system such that upon cutting-away a malfunctioned main parachute, the invention allows the main parachute to be the anchor in the sky to deploy the reserve parachute with no further input from the operator, while if the reserve parachute is activated without cutting-away a main parachute, the invention allows the reserve pilot chute to deploy in the convention manner with no further input from the operator.

US Patent:

7837152, Nov 23, 2010

Filed:

Jan 29, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/011729

Inventors:

William R. Booth - DeLand FL, US

International Classification:

B64D 17/52

US Classification:

244149

Abstract:

An article of manufacture, a retractable safety ripcord device for use with a reserve parachute; the device uses a non-metallic flexible line between a first end with handle, a second end with a loop and at least one rubber shock cord integrated into the line. Also used is a single handle and reserve pin releasably attached via the loop wherein the pin separates from the loop after activation.

US Patent:

43379133, Jul 6, 1982

Filed:

Dec 4, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/099966

Inventors:

William R. Booth - Deland FL

International Classification:

B64D 1738

US Classification:

244151B

Abstract:

This invention provides an apparatus for releasably attaching all strands or risers of a parachute from a harness of the parachutist and comprises a series of loops each attached to the strands, at least one of these loops attached to each of the strands, each loop being insertable through the preceeding loop of the series and a flexible thong releasably securing the last loop in the series.

US Patent:

40391647, Aug 2, 1977

Filed:

May 6, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/683798

Inventors:

William Ross Booth - Deland FL

International Classification:

B64D 1740

US Classification:

244148

Abstract:

This invention is an improvement in the art of parachutes. A parachute has a pilot chute and a main chute and provides that the main chute is locked in place and is not released until the pilot chute is properly deployed. This improvement may also provide for the actuating of the release of the main chute by the deployment of the pilot chute. This improvement in turns allows other improvements such as providing the individual parachutes with alternative mountings of the pilot chute for left and right handed people.