US3224191A
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Rocket motor construction
Assignee: ATK Launch Systems LLC
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Filing: 1963-05-20
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Granted: 1965-12-21
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Expires: 1983-05-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Clarence R Bratton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 03:54
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02K; F02K9/00; F02K9/08; F02K9/32; F02K9/34; F02K9/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A SOLID-PROPELLANT ROCKET MOTOR HAVING A NONINFLAMMABLE CASING FORMING A PRESSURE VESSEL AND CONTAINING A SOLID PROPELLANT COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF COMPONENTS, EACH COMPONENT BEING IN THE FORM OF A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SECTOR OF A GENERALLY CYLINDRICALLY SHAPED BODY AND COMPRISING A LONG, ARCUATE SUPPORTING MEMBER AND A WEDGE SHAPED SOLID PROPELLANT BONDED ON ONE SIDE THEREOF, SAID COMPONENTS BEING ASSEMBLED IN A CYLINDER-LIKE ARRANGEMENT AND SEALED TO EACH OTHER WITH SAID SUPPORTING MEMBERS ORIENTED OUTWARDLY; MEANS SURROUNDING SAID COMPONENTS FOR RETAINING THEM IN ASSEMBLED RELATION; A SEPARATE AFT CLOSURE ATTACHED TO ONE END OF SAID ASSEMBLED COMPONENTS AND FORMING A NOZZLE; AND A SEPARATE FORWARD CLOSURE ATTACHED TO THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID ASSEMBLY TO RETAIN THE ENDS OF SAID COMPONENTS IN A FIXED RELATIONSHIP AND COMPLETE THE ROCKET MOTOR CASING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
A SOLID-PROPELLANT ROCKET MOTOR HAVING A NONINFLAMMABLE CASING FORMING A PRESSURE VESSEL AND CONTAINING A SOLID PROPELLANT COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF COMPONENTS, EACH COMPONENT BEING IN THE FORM OF A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SECTOR OF A GENERALLY CYLINDRICALLY SHAPED BODY AND COMPRISING A LONG, ARCUATE SUPPORTING MEMBER AND A WEDGE SHAPED SOLID PROPELLANT BONDED ON ONE SIDE THEREOF, SAID COMPONENTS BEING ASSEMBLED IN A CYLINDER-LIKE ARRANGEMENT AND SEALED TO EACH OTHER WITH SAID SUPPORTING MEMBERS ORIENTED OUTWARDLY; MEANS SURROUNDING SAID COMPONENTS FOR RETAINING THEM IN ASSEMBLED RELATION; A SEPARATE AFT CLOSURE ATTACHED TO ONE END OF SAID ASSEMBLED COMPONENTS AND FORMING A NOZZLE; AND A SEPARATE FORWARD CLOSURE ATTACHED TO THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID ASSEMBLY TO RETAIN THE ENDS OF SAID COMPONENTS IN A FIXED RELATIONSHIP AND COMPLETE THE ROCKET MOTOR CASING.
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