{
  "patent_number": "US 1462456",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How Floyd Smith Designed the Modern Parachute Pack and Harness",
  "original_title": "Parachute pack and harness, etc.",
  "summary": "A 1923 patent for a parachute system that introduced a reliable pack and harness design for aviators to safely exit aircraft.",
  "what_it_does": "The patent describes a wearable parachute system that secures a folded canopy in a pack attached to a pilot's back via a harness. It focuses on the mechanical integration of the parachute container with the straps that distribute the shock of deployment across the user's body. By keeping the parachute as a self-contained unit worn by the pilot, it allowed for a quick exit from an airplane in an emergency, rather than requiring the parachute to be fixed to the aircraft structure.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover the aerodynamic design or folding pattern of the parachute canopy itself.",
    "Does not cover automatic deployment mechanisms or barometric triggers.",
    "Does not cover emergency ejection seats that use explosives to propel the pilot."
  ],
  "filed": "1919-04-28",
  "granted": "1923-07-17",
  "expires": "1940-07-17",
  "status": "expired",
  "holder": "FLOYD SMITH AERIAL EQUIPMENT C",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/floyd-smith-aerial-equipment-c",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Smith Floyd",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/smith-floyd"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 5,
  "tags": [
    "aerospace",
    "mechanical"
  ],
  "abstract": null,
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/1462456/free-fall-parachute-smith-irvin",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/1462456/free-fall-parachute-smith-irvin/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US1462456",
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