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US3215040A
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Adapter rail
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-03-26
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Granted: 1965-11-02
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Expires: 1983-03-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert L Kossan
- 👤 Robert E Carlberg
- 👤 Louis H Weber
- 👤 Richard H Allen
- 👤 Palmer G Wermager
- 👤 John L Scheurich
- 👤 Bertram J Matson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-08 05:01
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41F; F41F3/00; F41F3/04; F41F3/0406
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
A DEVICE FOR ADAPTING A FIRST TYPE OF MISSILE FOR PROCESSING THROUGH A MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR LAUNCHING A SECOND TYPE OF MISSILE OF ANOTHER SIZE COMPRISING; A LAUNCHER ARM FORMING A PART OF THE BASIC LAUNCHING SYSTEM AND INCLUDING TRACK MEANS FOR SUPPORTING AND GUIDING A MISILE OF THE SECOND TYPE, AN ADAPTER BEAM HAVING SHOE MEANS THEREON INSERTABLE INTO SAID TRACK MEANS FOR REMOVABLY SUPPORTING SAID ADAPTER BEAM ON SAID LAUNCHER ARM, SNUBBER MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID ADAPTER BEAM AND MOVABLE BETWEEN A CLOSED POSITION IN WHICH THE FIRST TYPE MISSILE IS SECURED THEREBY AND AN OPEN POSITION REMOVED FROM THE FIRST TYPE MISSILE, BIAS MEANS ON SAID ADAPTER BEAM AND CONNECTED TO SAID SNUBBER MEANS FOR URGING SID SNUBBER MEANS TOWARD SAID OPEN POSITION, LATCH MEANS ON SAID SNUBBER MEANS FOR LATCHING SAID SNUBBER MEANS ON SAID SNUBBER MEANS FOR LATCHING SAID AND RELEASE MEANS ON SAID BEAM AND CONNECTED TO SAID LATCH MEANS FOR RELEASING THE SAME WHEREBY SAID BIAS MEANS WILL MOVE SAID SNUBBER MEANS TO SAID OPEN POSITION.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
175 words
A DEVICE FOR ADAPTING A FIRST TYPE OF MISSILE FOR PROCESSING THROUGH A MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR LAUNCHING A SECOND TYPE OF MISSILE OF ANOTHER SIZE COMPRISING; A LAUNCHER ARM FORMING A PART OF THE BASIC LAUNCHING SYSTEM AND INCLUDING TRACK MEANS FOR SUPPORTING AND GUIDING A MISILE OF THE SECOND TYPE, AN ADAPTER BEAM HAVING SHOE MEANS THEREON INSERTABLE INTO SAID TRACK MEANS FOR REMOVABLY SUPPORTING SAID ADAPTER BEAM ON SAID LAUNCHER ARM, SNUBBER MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID ADAPTER BEAM AND MOVABLE BETWEEN A CLOSED POSITION IN WHICH THE FIRST TYPE MISSILE IS SECURED THEREBY AND AN OPEN POSITION REMOVED FROM THE FIRST TYPE MISSILE, BIAS MEANS ON SAID ADAPTER BEAM AND CONNECTED TO SAID SNUBBER MEANS FOR URGING SID SNUBBER MEANS TOWARD SAID OPEN POSITION, LATCH MEANS ON SAID SNUBBER MEANS FOR LATCHING SAID SNUBBER MEANS ON SAID SNUBBER MEANS FOR LATCHING SAID AND RELEASE MEANS ON SAID BEAM AND CONNECTED TO SAID LATCH MEANS FOR RELEASING THE SAME WHEREBY SAID BIAS MEANS WILL MOVE SAID SNUBBER MEANS TO SAID OPEN POSITION.
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