Missile container suspension system

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION WITH A MISSILE LAUNCHING TUBE, A CONTAINER DISPOSED WITHIN SAID LAUNCHING TUBE AND HAVING A CLOSURE PLATE AT ONE END AND SEALING DIAPHRAGMS AT THE OTHER END THEREOF, A MISSIEL DISPOSED WITHIN SAID CONTAINER, SEALING GASKETS CARRIED BY SAID CONTAINER IN SEALING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID MISSILE AND FORMING A PRESSURE CHAMBER BETWEEN SAID CLOSURE PLATE AND THE SEALING MEANS, AN EJECTOR-AIR DEVICE DISPOSED WITHIN THE LAUNCHING TUBE AND EXTENDING INTO SAID PRESSURE CHAMBER, A SWIVEL GLAND CARRIED BY SAID CLOSURE PLATE FOR RECEIVING SAID EJECTOR-AIR TUBE, A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY SPACED PAD TYPE AIR SPRING SHOCK ABSORBERS DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID CONTAINER AND THE TUBE, A TOROIDAL SHOCK ABSORBER SUPPORTED WITHIN THE TUBE IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CLOSURE PLATE, HOLD-DOWN MEANS CARRIED BY THE TUBE IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CONTAINER, A PLURALITY OF CASINGS CARRIED BY SAID CONTAINER, A PRESSURE OPERATED DETENT DISPOSED IN EACH CASING OF SAID PLURALITY OF CASINGS, A SPRING DISPOSED WITHIN EACH CASING IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE DETENT THEREIN FOR NORMALLY MAINTAINING THE DETENT IN LOCKING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE MISSIEL, AND MEANS IN COMMUNICATION WITH EACH CASING FOR ESTABLISHING AN EXTERNAL PRESSURE CONNECTION THERETO.