Missile transfer coupling

Claim 1

IN A COUPLING FOR RELEASABLY CONNECTING A MISSILE TRANSFER VEHICLE TO AN ORDNANCE DEVICE DURING A MISSILE TRANSFER OPERATION, THE COMBINATION OF A MISSILE LAUNCHER HAVING A ROTATABLE LAUNCHER ARM, A WHEELED TRANSFER DOLLY HAVING A FRAME, A PLATE CARRIED BY SAID LAUNCHER ARM, A BALL CARRIED BY SAID PLATE, A SUPPORT CARRIED BY SAID FRAME, A SOCKET MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID BALL DURING A MISSILE TRANSFER OPERATION, A LOCKING DETENT INTEGRALLY FORMED WITH SAID PLATE, AN ADDITIONAL LOCKING DETENT INTEGRALLY FORMED WITH SAID SUPPORT AND MOVABLE IN LOCKING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE LOCKING DETENT ON THE PLATE AS THE ARM IS ROTATED A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT IN ONE DIRECTION FOR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING AND MAINTAINING THE BALL AND SOCKET IN ENGAGEMENT DURING A MISSILE TRANSFER OPERATION AND ARCUATE STOP MEANS INTEGRALLY FORMED WITH SAID PLATE FOR LIMITING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID SOCKET DURING A COUPLING OPERATION, SAID ARCUATE STOP MEANS ALLOWING FREE MOVEMENT OF THE SOCKET TO AN UNCOUPLED POSITION AS THE ARM IS ROTATED A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT IN A REVERSE DIRECTION.