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Tandem loaded firing tubes

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-05-24
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Granted: 1964-07-07
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Expires: 1982-05-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Altschuler Samuel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 16:04
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42B; F42B12/00; F42B12/02; F42B12/36; F42B12/56; F42B12/58; F42B12/62; F42B12/625; F41; F41A; F41A9/00; F41A9/61; F41A9/64; F41A9/72; F41F; F41F3/00; F41F3/04; F41F3/06; F42B5/00; F42B5/02; F42B5/03; F42B5/035

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 224 words
IN A ROCKET WEAPON, A PLURALITY OF PROJECTILE HOLDING TUBES, EACH OF SAID PROJECTILE HOLDING TUBES HAVING A PLURALITY OF AXIALLY ALIGNED ROCKET PROJECTILES THEREIN, SAID ROCKET PROJECTILES SPACED IN SAID PROJECTILE HOLDING TUBES TO PROVIDE GAS EXPANSION CHAMBERS AT THE REAR OF EACH OF SAID ROCKET PROJECTILES, A PROPELLANT CHARGE IN EACH OF SAID GAS EXPANSION CHAMBERS, BULKHEADS POSITIONED BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE GAS EXPANSION CHAMBERS FOR ISOLATING SAID CHAMBERS ONE FROM THE OTHER, EACH SAID BULKHEAD COMPRISING A REARWARDLY DEPENDING SKIRT AND A SPACING ROD EXTENDING FORWARDLY FROM THE SKIRT, SAID ROD HAVING ITS REARWARD END INTEGRAL WITH THE FORWARD WALL OF SAID BULKHEAD, THE FORWARD END OF THE ROD BEING DETACHABLY FIXED TO THE REARWARD WALL OF THE FORWARD ROCKET, SAID BULKHEAD HAVING A DIAMETER SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE INTERNAL DIAMETER OF EACH PROJECTILE HOLDING TUBE, WHEREBY A CLEARANCE IS FORMED BETWEEN SAID SKIRT AND THE WALL OF SAID TUBE, SAID SPACING ROD DEFINING A FIRST GAS EXPANSION CHAMBER BETWEEN THE FORWARD ROCKET AND SAID BULKHEAD, RESILIENT LOCKING MEANS ON EACH OF SAID BULKHEADS PREVENTING REARWARD MOVEMENT OF SAID BULKHEADS, SAID LOCKING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO POSITIVE PRESSURE AFT OF SAID BULKHEAD TO RELEASE SAID BULKHEAD FOR FORWARD MOVEMENT AND EJECTION, IGNITION MEANS FOR EACH OF SAID ROCKET PROJECTILES, AND CONTACT MEANS FOR SEQUENTIALLY ACTUATING SAID IGNITION MEANS TO DISCHARGE SAID PROJECTILE HOLDING TUBES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 224 words
IN A ROCKET WEAPON, A PLURALITY OF PROJECTILE HOLDING TUBES, EACH OF SAID PROJECTILE HOLDING TUBES HAVING A PLURALITY OF AXIALLY ALIGNED ROCKET PROJECTILES THEREIN, SAID ROCKET PROJECTILES SPACED IN SAID PROJECTILE HOLDING TUBES TO PROVIDE GAS EXPANSION CHAMBERS AT THE REAR OF EACH OF SAID ROCKET PROJECTILES, A PROPELLANT CHARGE IN EACH OF SAID GAS EXPANSION CHAMBERS, BULKHEADS POSITIONED BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE GAS EXPANSION CHAMBERS FOR ISOLATING SAID CHAMBERS ONE FROM THE OTHER, EACH SAID BULKHEAD COMPRISING A REARWARDLY DEPENDING SKIRT AND A SPACING ROD EXTENDING FORWARDLY FROM THE SKIRT, SAID ROD HAVING ITS REARWARD END INTEGRAL WITH THE FORWARD WALL OF SAID BULKHEAD, THE FORWARD END OF THE ROD BEING DETACHABLY FIXED TO THE REARWARD WALL OF THE FORWARD ROCKET, SAID BULKHEAD HAVING A DIAMETER SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE INTERNAL DIAMETER OF EACH PROJECTILE HOLDING TUBE, WHEREBY A CLEARANCE IS FORMED BETWEEN SAID SKIRT AND THE WALL OF SAID TUBE, SAID SPACING ROD DEFINING A FIRST GAS EXPANSION CHAMBER BETWEEN THE FORWARD ROCKET AND SAID BULKHEAD, RESILIENT LOCKING MEANS ON EACH OF SAID BULKHEADS PREVENTING REARWARD MOVEMENT OF SAID BULKHEADS, SAID LOCKING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO POSITIVE PRESSURE AFT OF SAID BULKHEAD TO RELEASE SAID BULKHEAD FOR FORWARD MOVEMENT AND EJECTION, IGNITION MEANS FOR EACH OF SAID ROCKET PROJECTILES, AND CONTACT MEANS FOR SEQUENTIALLY ACTUATING SAID IGNITION MEANS TO DISCHARGE SAID PROJECTILE HOLDING TUBES.

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