Abstract: A cup for in combination with a parachute and used for absorbing shocks to a payload upon landing. The cup has a bottom to protect against vertical shock and an upstanding sidewall to protect against lateral shocks in any direction. The bottom has discrete contiguous tubes which may be pressurized for shock absorption or used to contain payload. The upstanding sidewall circumscribes the cup for protection in all directions against lateral impact. The upstanding sidewall has discrete contiguous chambers which may be pressurized for shock absorption. The bottom tubes and/or the sidewall chambers may be interconnected with contiguous tube or chambers, respectively by ports. The ports allow liquid to be pumped from one tube or chamber to an adjacent tube or chamber, respectively, to dissipate lateral or vertical energy from ground impact.

Abstract: A steerable parachute for carrying a payload towards a target. The parachute has a canopy for drag during descent connects to a basket by variable length variable length guy wires. A high cant drive system shortens or lengthens the guy wires to effect the cant of the canopy and thereby steer the parachute. The drive system is at least one of a coaxial opposed dual shaft system or a planetary gear system. This drive system provides the benefit of immediate and accurate course correction of the parachute during descent.

Abstract: A steerable parachute for carrying a payload towards a target. The parachute has a canopy for drag during descent connects to a basket by variable length guy wires. A high cant drive system shortens or lengthens the guy wires to effect the cant of the canopy and thereby steer the parachute. The drive system is at least one of a coaxial opposed dual shaft system or a planetary gear system. This drive system provides the benefit of immediate and accurate course correction of the parachute during descent.

Abstract: The load applied to a connecting member that connects a second horizontal shaft to a base member in a headrest for a vehicle is reduced. The headrest comprises a pillar member including a right and a left vertical shaft extending upward from an upper part of a seat back, a right and a left first horizontal shaft extending forward from upper ends of the respective vertical shafts, each first horizontal shaft including a curved section, and a second horizontal shaft extending laterally between front parts of the first horizontal shafts, a base member including a base vertical portion extending vertically ahead of the vertical shafts, a base upper portion extending rearward from an upper end of the base vertical portion, and a right and a left first hole formed in the base upper portion to have the respective curved sections or the respective vertical shafts passed therethrough, a connecting member pivotably connecting the base upper portion to the second horizontal shaft, and a pad supported by the base member.

Abstract: The load applied to a connecting member that connects a second horizontal shaft to a base member in a headrest for a vehicle is reduced. The headrest comprises a pillar member including a right and a left vertical shaft extending upward from an upper part of a seat back, a right and a left first horizontal shaft extending forward from upper ends of the respective vertical shafts, each first horizontal shaft including a curved section, and a second horizontal shaft extending laterally between front parts of the first horizontal shafts, a base member including a base vertical portion extending vertically ahead of the vertical shafts, a base upper portion extending rearward from an upper end of the base vertical portion, and a right and a left first hole formed in the base upper portion to have the respective curved sections or the respective vertical shafts passed therethrough, a connecting member pivotably connecting the base upper portion to the second horizontal shaft, and a pad supported by the base member.