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Attach and ejection mechanism

Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corp
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Filing: 1964-05-04
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Granted: 1966-03-29
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Expires: 1984-05-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Paul T Nelson
  • 👤 Herbert S Ripley
  • 👤 John R Clifton

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 16:09
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42B; F42B3/00; F42B3/006; B; B64; B64D; B64D1/00; B64D1/02; B64D1/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 295 words
IN DISPENSING EQUIPMENT INCLUDING BOMB TO BE DISPENSED BY THE EQUIPMENT, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: A HOUSING DEFINING A FIRST CHAMBER; A PAIR OF OPPOSED ARCUATE ARM MEMBERS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID HOUSING FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN RESTRICTING AND NON-RESTRICTING POSITIONS IN WHICH A BOMB IS SECURED THEREIN AND RELEASED THEREFORM, RESPECTIVELY; A ROD HAVING A HEAD END AND A PLANE END; A PRIMARY PISTON FIXEDLY SECURED TO SAID ROD ADJACENT THE PLANE END THEREOF; A SECONDARY PISTON SLIDEABLY MOUNTED ON SAID ROD AT A LOCATION BETWEEN SAID PRIMARY PISTON AND HEAD END AND HAVING A TERMINAL POSITION IN WHICH THE LATTER IS BOTTOMED ON SAID HOUSING; SAID ROD AND PRIMARY PISTON BEING MOUNTED IN SAID FIRST CHAMBER FOR RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT THEREIN BETWEEN RETRACTED AND EXTENDED POSITIONS AND BEING RESPONSIVE TO PRESSURIZED FLUID; THE SURFACE OF A BOMB CONTACTING THE HEAD END OF SAID ROD AND URGING SAID PRIMARY PISTON AND ROD TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION AT SUCH TIME AS THE AFOREMENTIONED BOMB IS MANUALLY POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID ARM MEMBERS; CAMMING MEANS ON SAID SECONDARY PISTON ACTING TO MOVE SAID ARM MEMBERS TO THE RESTRICTING POSITION THEREOF IN WHICH THE AFOREMENTIONED BOMB IS RETAINED THEREIN; SAID HOUSING DEFINING A SECOND CHAMBER IN WHICH PRESSURIZED FLUID MAY BE GENERATED AND A PRIMARY PASSAGEWAY PROVIDING FLUID COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND CHAMBER; SAID PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PISTONS BEING RESPONSIVE TO PRESSURIZED FLUID IN SAID FIRST CHAMBER WHEREBY LINEAR MOVEMENT, RELATIVE TO SAID ROD, IS IMPARTED TO SAID SECONDARY PISTON ALLOWING SAID ARM MEMBERS TO ASSUME THEIR SAID NON-RESTRAINING POSITION AND TO ACTUATE SAID ROD FROM SAID RETRACTED TO SAID EXTENDED POSITION; AND SPRING MEANS POSITIONED BETWEEN THE HEAD END OF SAID ROD AND SAID SECONDARY PISTON FUNCTIONING TO MAINTAIN SAID HEAD END IN CONTINUOUS CONTAVT WITH SAID BOMB.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 295 words
IN DISPENSING EQUIPMENT INCLUDING BOMB TO BE DISPENSED BY THE EQUIPMENT, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: A HOUSING DEFINING A FIRST CHAMBER; A PAIR OF OPPOSED ARCUATE ARM MEMBERS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID HOUSING FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN RESTRICTING AND NON-RESTRICTING POSITIONS IN WHICH A BOMB IS SECURED THEREIN AND RELEASED THEREFORM, RESPECTIVELY; A ROD HAVING A HEAD END AND A PLANE END; A PRIMARY PISTON FIXEDLY SECURED TO SAID ROD ADJACENT THE PLANE END THEREOF; A SECONDARY PISTON SLIDEABLY MOUNTED ON SAID ROD AT A LOCATION BETWEEN SAID PRIMARY PISTON AND HEAD END AND HAVING A TERMINAL POSITION IN WHICH THE LATTER IS BOTTOMED ON SAID HOUSING; SAID ROD AND PRIMARY PISTON BEING MOUNTED IN SAID FIRST CHAMBER FOR RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT THEREIN BETWEEN RETRACTED AND EXTENDED POSITIONS AND BEING RESPONSIVE TO PRESSURIZED FLUID; THE SURFACE OF A BOMB CONTACTING THE HEAD END OF SAID ROD AND URGING SAID PRIMARY PISTON AND ROD TO SAID RETRACTED POSITION AT SUCH TIME AS THE AFOREMENTIONED BOMB IS MANUALLY POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID ARM MEMBERS; CAMMING MEANS ON SAID SECONDARY PISTON ACTING TO MOVE SAID ARM MEMBERS TO THE RESTRICTING POSITION THEREOF IN WHICH THE AFOREMENTIONED BOMB IS RETAINED THEREIN; SAID HOUSING DEFINING A SECOND CHAMBER IN WHICH PRESSURIZED FLUID MAY BE GENERATED AND A PRIMARY PASSAGEWAY PROVIDING FLUID COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND CHAMBER; SAID PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PISTONS BEING RESPONSIVE TO PRESSURIZED FLUID IN SAID FIRST CHAMBER WHEREBY LINEAR MOVEMENT, RELATIVE TO SAID ROD, IS IMPARTED TO SAID SECONDARY PISTON ALLOWING SAID ARM MEMBERS TO ASSUME THEIR SAID NON-RESTRAINING POSITION AND TO ACTUATE SAID ROD FROM SAID RETRACTED TO SAID EXTENDED POSITION; AND SPRING MEANS POSITIONED BETWEEN THE HEAD END OF SAID ROD AND SAID SECONDARY PISTON FUNCTIONING TO MAINTAIN SAID HEAD END IN CONTINUOUS CONTAVT WITH SAID BOMB.

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