Parachute

Abstract

.Iadd.A parachute for use in descents over water having upwardly facing pockets some of which fill with water as the parachute is dragged over the water to aid in the deflation of the parachute. .Iaddend.

I claim: 
     
       1. A parachute comprising a canopy, and a series of circumferentially arranged pockets closely adjacent the peripheral edge of said canopy on the exterior thereof, each of said pockets consisting solely of a patch which is freely foldable when the parachute is unfolded and has side edges secured to said canopy, a lower end secured to said canopy closely adjacent the peripheral edge thereof and a detached upper edge, said side edges being secured to said canopy so that the top edge between the points of securement of said side edges is slightly greater in length than the distance between such points of securement of said side edges as measured on the surface of said canopy to render the upper edge slack to enable the pocket to fully open and to be filled with water only when an area of said canopy in which said pockets are located is dragged across a body of water. 
     
     
       2. A parachute according to claim 1, wherein said canopy has a series of gores with one said pocket patch for each gore having a circumferential extent about equal to that of said gore.