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Air dropped buoy release mechanism

Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corp
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Filing: 1961-04-21
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Granted: 1963-01-22
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Expires: 1981-04-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Dinolfo Michael
  • 👤 Everett W Farmer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 11:17
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10K; G10K11/00; G10K11/004; G10K11/006; B; B64; B64D; B64D1/00; B64D1/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 209 words
AN AIR DROPPED BUOY COMPRISING: AN ELONGATED HOLLOW BODY HAVING WALL PORTIONS AND A CENTRAL AXIS, AN INFLIGHT DECELERATION MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID WALL PORTIONS, SAID WALL BEING DISPOSED ABOUT SAID CENTRAL AXIS, A RELEASE DISC LOCATED IN SAID HOLLOW BODY TRANSVERSELY OF SAID CENTRAL AXIS, SAID WALLS HAVING A DISC SUPPORTING MEANS THEREON, SAID DISC HAVING THEREON PROJECTING TAB PORTIONS INTEGRAL WITH SAID DISC, SAID DISC HAVING AN INSTRUMENT UNIT SUPPORTED THEREON, SAID SUPPORT MEANS AND SAID TAB PORTIONS HAVING A CONNECTION IN MATING SUPPORTING RELATIONSHIP SUCH THAT SAID CONNECTION CAN WITHSTAND INFLIGHT DECELERATION FORCES ON SAID INSTRUMENT UNIT WITHOUT RELEASING SAID DISC FROM SAID BODY, SAID CONNECTION PERMITTING RELEASE OF SAID DISC AND ITS SUPPORTED INSTRUMENT UNIT FROM SAID BODY WHEN A LESSER FORCE, SUCH AS WATER IMPACT FORCE, IS APPLIED IN AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO SAID DISC, SAID RELEASE DISC''S TAB PORTIONS ARE COMPRISED OF BRIDGE SUPPORT MEANS INTEGRAL WITH SAID TABS WHICH ACT TO REINFORCE SAID TAB PORTIONS WHEN SAID TAB PORTIONS RECEIVE A CANTILEVER LOADING IN A DIRECTION WHICH PLACES SAID BRIDGE PORTION IN COMPRESSION, WHILE A LOADING IN AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION WILL PLACE SAID TAB BRIDGE UNDER TENSION RESULTING IN A FRACTURE AND PERMITTING SAID RELEASE DISC SUPPORTED INSTRUMENT UNIT TO BE RELEASED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 209 words
AN AIR DROPPED BUOY COMPRISING: AN ELONGATED HOLLOW BODY HAVING WALL PORTIONS AND A CENTRAL AXIS, AN INFLIGHT DECELERATION MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID WALL PORTIONS, SAID WALL BEING DISPOSED ABOUT SAID CENTRAL AXIS, A RELEASE DISC LOCATED IN SAID HOLLOW BODY TRANSVERSELY OF SAID CENTRAL AXIS, SAID WALLS HAVING A DISC SUPPORTING MEANS THEREON, SAID DISC HAVING THEREON PROJECTING TAB PORTIONS INTEGRAL WITH SAID DISC, SAID DISC HAVING AN INSTRUMENT UNIT SUPPORTED THEREON, SAID SUPPORT MEANS AND SAID TAB PORTIONS HAVING A CONNECTION IN MATING SUPPORTING RELATIONSHIP SUCH THAT SAID CONNECTION CAN WITHSTAND INFLIGHT DECELERATION FORCES ON SAID INSTRUMENT UNIT WITHOUT RELEASING SAID DISC FROM SAID BODY, SAID CONNECTION PERMITTING RELEASE OF SAID DISC AND ITS SUPPORTED INSTRUMENT UNIT FROM SAID BODY WHEN A LESSER FORCE, SUCH AS WATER IMPACT FORCE, IS APPLIED IN AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO SAID DISC, SAID RELEASE DISC''S TAB PORTIONS ARE COMPRISED OF BRIDGE SUPPORT MEANS INTEGRAL WITH SAID TABS WHICH ACT TO REINFORCE SAID TAB PORTIONS WHEN SAID TAB PORTIONS RECEIVE A CANTILEVER LOADING IN A DIRECTION WHICH PLACES SAID BRIDGE PORTION IN COMPRESSION, WHILE A LOADING IN AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION WILL PLACE SAID TAB BRIDGE UNDER TENSION RESULTING IN A FRACTURE AND PERMITTING SAID RELEASE DISC SUPPORTED INSTRUMENT UNIT TO BE RELEASED.

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