US3266423A
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Ground controlled rocket missiles
Assignee: KNDS Defence UK Ltd
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Filing: 1962-06-19
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Granted: 1966-08-16
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Expires: 1982-06-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Simpson James Charles
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 00:30
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02G; H02G11/00; H02G11/02; B; B65; B65H; B65H49/00; B65H49/02; F; F41; F41G; F41G7/00; F41G7/20; F41G7/30; F41G7/32; F42; F42B; F42B15/00; F42B15/01; F42B15/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
263 words
IN A ROCKET MISSILE HAVING A REARWARDLY DIRECTED JET TUBE, A CONTROL WIRE DISPENSER COMPRISING A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL FORMER SURROUNDING THE JET TUBE, A MULTI-LAYER MAIN WINDING OF SUCCESSIVE TURNS OF ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR WIRE WOUND COAXIALLY ON AND AROUND THE FORMER, THE MAIN WINDING HAVING A TRAILING EDGE OF FRUSTOCONICAL FORM, THE CONDUCTOR WIRE HAVING A TRAILING END WHICH EXTENDS REARWARDLY FROM THE FORMER AND SAID WIRE PAYING OUT FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE MAIN WINDING DURING MISSILE FLIGHT, SUCCESSIVE TURNS OF THE MAIN WINDING BEING PULLED OFF THE EXTERIOR OF THE WINDING IN THE REARWARD DIRECTION DURING SAID PAYING OUT, AND SAID MAIN WINDING HAVING RESTRAINING MEANS TENDING TO RETARD THE PAYING OUT OF THE OUTER TURNS OF THE WIRE DURING FLIGHT, SAID RESTRAINING MEANS COMPRISING A LAYER OF ADHESIVE IMPREGNATING THE SAID OUTER TURNS OF THE MAIN WINDING AND AN EXTERNAL SKIN OF READILY RUPTURABLE MATERIAL ENCLOSING AND ADHERING TO THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE MAIN WINDING, THE SAID SKIN BEING PROGRESSIVELY RUPTURNED AS SUCCESSIVE OUTER TURNS OF THE MAIN WINDING ARE PULLED OFF IN FLIGHT, AND MEANS OPERABLE DURING VIOLENT CHANGES OF DIRECTIONS OF THE MISSILE IMMEDIATELY UPON LAUNCHING TO LIMIT THE INITIAL UNWINDING RATE OF WIRE PAID OUT FROM SAID DISPENSER WHILE PERMITTING NORMAL FLIGHT OF THE MISSILE COMPRISING THE PROVISION OF EXTRA AUXILIARY COILS OF THE CONDUCTOR WIRE WOUND SEPARATELY FROM THE MAIN WINDING AND ATTACHED THERETO BY SECURING MEANS WHICH IS READILY RELEASED FOR UNWINDING BY TENSION IN THE TRAILING END OF THE WIRE WHICH PASSES ABOUT SAID FRUSTOCONICAL TRAILING EDGE DURING SAID VIOLENT CHANGES OF DIRECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
263 words
IN A ROCKET MISSILE HAVING A REARWARDLY DIRECTED JET TUBE, A CONTROL WIRE DISPENSER COMPRISING A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL FORMER SURROUNDING THE JET TUBE, A MULTI-LAYER MAIN WINDING OF SUCCESSIVE TURNS OF ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR WIRE WOUND COAXIALLY ON AND AROUND THE FORMER, THE MAIN WINDING HAVING A TRAILING EDGE OF FRUSTOCONICAL FORM, THE CONDUCTOR WIRE HAVING A TRAILING END WHICH EXTENDS REARWARDLY FROM THE FORMER AND SAID WIRE PAYING OUT FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE MAIN WINDING DURING MISSILE FLIGHT, SUCCESSIVE TURNS OF THE MAIN WINDING BEING PULLED OFF THE EXTERIOR OF THE WINDING IN THE REARWARD DIRECTION DURING SAID PAYING OUT, AND SAID MAIN WINDING HAVING RESTRAINING MEANS TENDING TO RETARD THE PAYING OUT OF THE OUTER TURNS OF THE WIRE DURING FLIGHT, SAID RESTRAINING MEANS COMPRISING A LAYER OF ADHESIVE IMPREGNATING THE SAID OUTER TURNS OF THE MAIN WINDING AND AN EXTERNAL SKIN OF READILY RUPTURABLE MATERIAL ENCLOSING AND ADHERING TO THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE MAIN WINDING, THE SAID SKIN BEING PROGRESSIVELY RUPTURNED AS SUCCESSIVE OUTER TURNS OF THE MAIN WINDING ARE PULLED OFF IN FLIGHT, AND MEANS OPERABLE DURING VIOLENT CHANGES OF DIRECTIONS OF THE MISSILE IMMEDIATELY UPON LAUNCHING TO LIMIT THE INITIAL UNWINDING RATE OF WIRE PAID OUT FROM SAID DISPENSER WHILE PERMITTING NORMAL FLIGHT OF THE MISSILE COMPRISING THE PROVISION OF EXTRA AUXILIARY COILS OF THE CONDUCTOR WIRE WOUND SEPARATELY FROM THE MAIN WINDING AND ATTACHED THERETO BY SECURING MEANS WHICH IS READILY RELEASED FOR UNWINDING BY TENSION IN THE TRAILING END OF THE WIRE WHICH PASSES ABOUT SAID FRUSTOCONICAL TRAILING EDGE DURING SAID VIOLENT CHANGES OF DIRECTION.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-08-15 | 1970-02-14 | 1970-08-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-08-15 | 1974-02-14 | 1974-08-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-08-15 | 1978-02-14 | 1978-08-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |