Apparatuses and systems for activating parachutes are provided. For example, in an embodiment an apparatus includes a flexible concave shaped member between at least two layers of outer material. The outer layers are secured to each other. A first tuck flap and a second tuck flap are formed from portions of the outer layers of material. A plurality of locking tabs is secured to the outer layers of material. A handle and lanyard are secured to the outer layers and flexible material. A first locking pin is secured to one end of the lanyard and a second locking pin is secure to the other end of the lanyard.

There is provided a safety apparatus including a push-up member in which an ejected object is hardly displaced even during transportation, and an aerial vehicle including the safety apparatus. A safety apparatus 100 includes a cylinder 14 that accommodates a piston member 10 and is provided with a bore 13 through which the piston member 10 protrudes to the outside (upward in FIG. 1) during operation, a push-up member 15 that is pushed up in one direction by the piston member 10, an ejected object 16 that is pushed up while being supported by the push-up member 15, a gas generator 17 as a power source that moves the piston member 10 in the cylinder 14, a container 18 that has a bottomed cylindrical shape and accommodates the piston member 10, the cylinder 14, the push-up member 15, the ejected object 16, and the gas generator 17, and a lid 21 that closes an opening end of the container 18. A movement preventing member 27 that prevents the ejected object 16 from moving in a circumferential direction of a bottomed cylindrical portion 19 is provided on an upper surface of a support 20 of the push-up member 15.

A parachute device is provided with a bag containing a main parachute and a reserve parachute and with a propulsion assembly having a frame to which two arms are coupled; the two arms can be opened laterally by operating a control and support respective power units, which can be started by operating a further control.

A parachute device is provided with a bag containing a main parachute and a reserve parachute and with a propulsion assembly having a frame to which two arms are coupled; the two arms can be opened laterally by operating a control and support respective power units, which can be started by operating a further control.

There are provided a safety apparatus and an aerial vehicle including the safety apparatus, in which a lid and an opening end of a container are fixed before operation more firmly than a conventional art to be less susceptible to an external environment. A safety apparatus includes a piston member, a cylinder that accommodates the piston member and is provided with a bore through which the piston member protrudes to the outside during operation, a push-up member that is pushed up in one direction by the piston member, an ejected object 16 that is pushed up while being supported by the push-up member, a gas generator that moves the piston member in the cylinder, and a lid 21 including a projection 21a. The projection 21a includes a second through hole 21c, and an engagement mechanism is configured when a pin member 22 is inserted into the second through hole 21c and a first through hole 18a provided in a container 18 to engage an opening end of the container 18 and the projection 21a.

There are provided a safety apparatus and an aerial vehicle including the safety apparatus, in which a lid and an opening end of a container are fixed before operation more firmly than a conventional art to be less susceptible to an external environment. A safety apparatus includes a piston member, a cylinder that accommodates the piston member and is provided with a bore through which the piston member protrudes to the outside during operation, a push-up member that is pushed up in one direction by the piston member, an ejected object 16 that is pushed up while being supported by the push-up member, a gas generator that moves the piston member in the cylinder, and a lid 21 including a projection 21a. The projection 21a includes a second through hole 21c, and an engagement mechanism is configured when a pin member 22 is inserted into the second through hole 21c and a first through hole 18a provided in a container 18 to engage an opening end of the container 18 and the projection 21a.

A stabilizing parachute system with entanglement prevention capabilities for safely deploying a load from a high-altitude craft. The system includes an expandable container component coupled to the load, a strap coupled to the expandable container component, and a stabilizing parachute disposed within the expandable container component and coupled to the strap. The system further includes an actuation component coupled to the stabilizing parachute, configured to deploy the stabilizing parachute from the expandable container component upon actuation. Upon deployment, the stabilizing parachute is configured to apply tension to the strap that is transferred to the expandable container component. Upon receiving tension from the strap, the expandable container component is configured to expand into a rigid support component configured to surround the strap.

A stabilizing parachute system with entanglement prevention capabilities for safely deploying a load from a high-altitude craft. The system includes an expandable container component coupled to the load, a strap coupled to the expandable container component, and a stabilizing parachute disposed within the expandable container component and coupled to the strap. The system further includes an actuation component coupled to the stabilizing parachute, configured to deploy the stabilizing parachute from the expandable container component upon actuation. Upon deployment, the stabilizing parachute is configured to apply tension to the strap that is transferred to the expandable container component. Upon receiving tension from the strap, the expandable container component is configured to expand into a rigid support component configured to surround the strap.