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Recovery pack for air dropped test weapons

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1959-12-08
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Granted: 1963-05-07
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Expires: 1979-12-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Samuel H Kauffman
  • 👤 Robert L Detwiler
  • 👤 Morrison B Moore

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 22:13
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42B; F42B8/00; F42B8/12; F42B8/22; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S116/00; Y10S116/09

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 230 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A TEST WEAPON FOR HIGH VELOCITY DROPS IN DEEPER WATER, A RECOVERY PACK COMPRISING; A CONTAINER, A PLURALITY OF RELEASABLE CLAMPING MEANS SECURING THE WEAPON TO SAID CONTAINER, MEANS FOR RELEASING SAID CLAMPING MEANS UPON ENTRY OF SAID WEAPON INTO THE WATER, A LANYARD OPERATED VALVE DISPOSED WITHIN SAID CONTAINER, A LANYARD SECURED TO SAID WEAPON AND CONNECTED TO SAID VALVE TO OPERATE SAID VALVE UPON SEPARATION OF THE WEAPON AND THE CONTAINER A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE AFTER ENTRY OF SAID WEAPON INTO THE WATER, AT LEAST ONE HIGH PRESSURE BOTTLE CONTAINING A GAS AND LIQUID AND CONTAINED WITHIN SAID CONTAINER SAID BOTTLE BEING CONNECTED TO SAID VALVE AND, THE DISCHARGE OF SAID BOTTLE BEING CONTROLLED BY SAID VALVE, AN INITIALLY DEFLATED BALLOON WITHIN SAID CONTAINER, A FLEXIBLE, SUBSTANTIALLY NON-EXPANSIBLE DIFFUSION LINER LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY CENTRALLY WITHIN SAID BALLOON AND CONNECTED TO SAID VALVE TO RECEIVE THE DISCHARGE FROM SAID BOTTLE, CABLE DISPENSING MEANS SECURED TO SAID RECOVERY PACK AT ONE END AND TO THE TEST WEAPON AT THE OTHER END AND HOUSED WITHIN SAID TEST WEAPON FOR PAYING OUT A LENGTH OF CABLE UPON INFLATION OF SAID BALLOON WHEREBY SAID BALLOON IS INFLATED SHORTLY AFTER ENTRY OF SAID WEAPON INTO THE WATER TO RETARD THE RATE OF THE UNDERWATER DESCENT OF THE WEAPON AND TO RISE TO THE SURFACE AFTER SAID WEAPON REACHES THE LIMIT OF ITS DESCENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 230 words
IN COMBINATION WITH A TEST WEAPON FOR HIGH VELOCITY DROPS IN DEEPER WATER, A RECOVERY PACK COMPRISING; A CONTAINER, A PLURALITY OF RELEASABLE CLAMPING MEANS SECURING THE WEAPON TO SAID CONTAINER, MEANS FOR RELEASING SAID CLAMPING MEANS UPON ENTRY OF SAID WEAPON INTO THE WATER, A LANYARD OPERATED VALVE DISPOSED WITHIN SAID CONTAINER, A LANYARD SECURED TO SAID WEAPON AND CONNECTED TO SAID VALVE TO OPERATE SAID VALVE UPON SEPARATION OF THE WEAPON AND THE CONTAINER A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE AFTER ENTRY OF SAID WEAPON INTO THE WATER, AT LEAST ONE HIGH PRESSURE BOTTLE CONTAINING A GAS AND LIQUID AND CONTAINED WITHIN SAID CONTAINER SAID BOTTLE BEING CONNECTED TO SAID VALVE AND, THE DISCHARGE OF SAID BOTTLE BEING CONTROLLED BY SAID VALVE, AN INITIALLY DEFLATED BALLOON WITHIN SAID CONTAINER, A FLEXIBLE, SUBSTANTIALLY NON-EXPANSIBLE DIFFUSION LINER LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY CENTRALLY WITHIN SAID BALLOON AND CONNECTED TO SAID VALVE TO RECEIVE THE DISCHARGE FROM SAID BOTTLE, CABLE DISPENSING MEANS SECURED TO SAID RECOVERY PACK AT ONE END AND TO THE TEST WEAPON AT THE OTHER END AND HOUSED WITHIN SAID TEST WEAPON FOR PAYING OUT A LENGTH OF CABLE UPON INFLATION OF SAID BALLOON WHEREBY SAID BALLOON IS INFLATED SHORTLY AFTER ENTRY OF SAID WEAPON INTO THE WATER TO RETARD THE RATE OF THE UNDERWATER DESCENT OF THE WEAPON AND TO RISE TO THE SURFACE AFTER SAID WEAPON REACHES THE LIMIT OF ITS DESCENT.

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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-05-06 1974-11-05 1975-05-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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