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A method of swing on a swing is disclosed, in which a user positioned on a standard swing suspended by two chains from a substantially horizontal tree branch induces side to side motion by pulling alternately on one chain and then the other.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7121184 | Seating system for a weapon operator of a military vehicle A seating system for a weapon operator of a military vehicle such as a tank has adjustable chest and back supports which can be locked to secure the weapon operator in position with respect to weapon controls in spite of highly dynamic changes in the position of the... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6752355 | Method and system for emergency escape from an aircraft A method and system for ejection operation in an aircraft are provided. The system allows selection of one of two modes of ejection: ejecting through the canopy; and jettisoning the canopy before ejection. The system includes an ejection mode selector for selecting ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6676079 | Passenger aircraft A passenger aircraft so arranged that complete partition wall(s) is/are disposed in the manned space (e.g. a flight deck and a passenger cabin) of the aircraft fuselage so as to completely partition the manned space into at least two manned space sections... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6327764 | Method of installing and assembling a flip up pitot assembly to an ejection seat A method of assembling and installing a flip-up pitots system in an ejection seat. A flip-up pitot mount may be fastened to any existing recovery parachute container assembly. Mounting holes are created for the various parts that comprise the flip-up pito... | 12/11/2001 |
| 5573205 | Pull cord tension transmitting device using dual rack-pinion A first rack is maintained in spatial relationship from a pinion so that the rack may be moved vertically with a pilot's seat, thereby accommodating height adjustments. An actuating handle is connected, via a cable, to a linkage which displaces the rack t... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5558309 | Convertible structure comprising a plurality of adjacent seats and of variable size along a sliding axis A structure comprising a plurality of adjacent seats for a public passenger vehicle, in particular an airliner, the structure being convertible and of variable size along a sliding axis (100), and comprising: a fixed portion (2) comprising at least two transve... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5261630 | Ejection seat control using aircraft radio altimeter A pilot's ejection seat is propelled in an upward direction after ejection by employing a high gain signal from a radio altimeter on board an aircraft. The vertically downward high gain vector is inverted by adding 180° to its phase component and providi... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5067671 | Anti tip-off ejection rails Ejection seat rails that guide an ejection seat out of a vehicle, wherein the seat has rollers that travel along the rails. The rails are constructed such that the rollers simultaneously disengage from the rails, reducing the amount of tip-off that would ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4938436 | Safety harness and belt assemblies for aircraft crewmembers A harness and belt assembly for a crewmember of an aircraft including left and right slings, a first belt assembly having first end second ends, a survival kit strap assembly attachment fitting which slidably engages the belt assembly, and a mechanism for... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4667902 | Passive arm retention curtain A pilot arm retention system for an aircraft ejection seat which includes ertia reels and a parachute is comprised of a pair of nets connected between respective sides of the seat and a pair of deployment straps which are releasably coupled to the inertia... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4225101 | Aircraft ejection system collision avoidance system A collision avoidance system having a seat parachute deployment system secured to the pilot's seat. The seat parachute deployment system has a flap member secured to the survival kit on the side remote from the pilot. The flap member drops down to prevent... | 09/30/1980 |
