US3141375A
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Missile handling and mating system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-03-02
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Granted: 1964-07-21
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Expires: 1982-03-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Bert M Randall
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 12:31
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41A; F41A9/00; F41A9/01; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/53539; Y10T29/53543; Y10T29/53548
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
A SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING, HANDLING, MATING AND STOWING WEAPONS OF THE TYPE HAVING AT LEAST TWO DISCRETE COMPONENTS TO BE MATED INTO A UNITARY WEAPON, SAID DISCRETE COMPONENTS BEING INITIALLY RECEIVED AT AN ESSENTIALLY EXPOSED AREA AND BEING HANDLED, MATED AND STOWED IN AN ESSENTIALLY ENCLOSED AREA, SAID SYSTEM COMPRISING: (A) RECIPROCATING MEANS MOVABLE TO POSITIONS IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID ESSENTIALLY EXPOSED AND ENCLOSED AREAS; (B) SEPARATE CARRIAGE MEANS FOR EACH SAID COMPONENT, EACH OF SAID CARRIAGE MEANS ADAPTED TO BE ALTERNATELY POSITIONED ON AND CARRIED BY SAID RECIPROCATING MEANS FOR DIRECTLY RECEIVING THE COMPONENTS IN THE EXPOSED AREA AND FOR CARRYING SAID COMPONENTS FROM SAID EXPOSED AREA TO SAID ENCLOSED AREA; (C) TRACK MEANS MOUNTED IN SAID ENCLOSED AREA ALONG WHICH SAID CARRIAGE MEANS ARE ADAPTED TO TRAVEL; (D) DRIVE MEANS SELECTIVELY AND DETACHABLY COUPLED TO SAID SEPARATE CARRIAGE MEANS FOR SEQUENTIALLY MOVING SAID LOADED CARRIAGE MEANS ALONG SAID TRACK MEANS FROM SAID RECIPROCATING MEANS TO A MATING AREA FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONFLUENCE OF SAID CARRIAGE MEANS THEREAT TO THEREBY PROVIDE ESSENTIAL MATING OF SAID DISCRETE COMPONENTS INTO A UNITARY WEAPON; (E) AND MEANS FOR MOVING SAID UNITARY WEAPON FROM SAID CARRIAGE MEANS TO A STOWAGE AREA.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
197 words
A SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING, HANDLING, MATING AND STOWING WEAPONS OF THE TYPE HAVING AT LEAST TWO DISCRETE COMPONENTS TO BE MATED INTO A UNITARY WEAPON, SAID DISCRETE COMPONENTS BEING INITIALLY RECEIVED AT AN ESSENTIALLY EXPOSED AREA AND BEING HANDLED, MATED AND STOWED IN AN ESSENTIALLY ENCLOSED AREA, SAID SYSTEM COMPRISING: (A) RECIPROCATING MEANS MOVABLE TO POSITIONS IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID ESSENTIALLY EXPOSED AND ENCLOSED AREAS; (B) SEPARATE CARRIAGE MEANS FOR EACH SAID COMPONENT, EACH OF SAID CARRIAGE MEANS ADAPTED TO BE ALTERNATELY POSITIONED ON AND CARRIED BY SAID RECIPROCATING MEANS FOR DIRECTLY RECEIVING THE COMPONENTS IN THE EXPOSED AREA AND FOR CARRYING SAID COMPONENTS FROM SAID EXPOSED AREA TO SAID ENCLOSED AREA; (C) TRACK MEANS MOUNTED IN SAID ENCLOSED AREA ALONG WHICH SAID CARRIAGE MEANS ARE ADAPTED TO TRAVEL; (D) DRIVE MEANS SELECTIVELY AND DETACHABLY COUPLED TO SAID SEPARATE CARRIAGE MEANS FOR SEQUENTIALLY MOVING SAID LOADED CARRIAGE MEANS ALONG SAID TRACK MEANS FROM SAID RECIPROCATING MEANS TO A MATING AREA FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONFLUENCE OF SAID CARRIAGE MEANS THEREAT TO THEREBY PROVIDE ESSENTIAL MATING OF SAID DISCRETE COMPONENTS INTO A UNITARY WEAPON; (E) AND MEANS FOR MOVING SAID UNITARY WEAPON FROM SAID CARRIAGE MEANS TO A STOWAGE AREA.
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