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EP 0 274 570 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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17.11.1988 Bulletin 1988/46 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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20.07.1988 Bulletin 1988/29 |
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Date of filing: 08.09.1987 |
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16.01.1987 US 4357
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Applicant: The B.F. Goodrich Company |
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Inventors: |
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- Baughman, Joseph Walter
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- Bayless, Arden Dale
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(57) A modular liferaft wherein the canopy, canopy support, floor pads if any, boarding
ramp and at least one ballast means are detachably attached to a liferaft hull and
hull floor assembly. Modular construction facilitates maintenance and repair and may
reduce the cost and volume of materials employed in spares programs necessary to support
liferafts used in commerce.