US3276367A
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Air delivery apparatus and method
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-07-24
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Granted: 1966-10-04
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Expires: 1984-07-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William R Edwards
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 13:45
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42B; F42B12/00; F42B12/02; F42B12/36; F42B12/56; F42B12/58; F42B12/60; B; B64; B64D; B64D1/00; B64D1/02; F42B10/00; F42B10/32; F42B10/48; F42B10/58
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
AN AIRCRAFT LAUNCHED BOMB ASSEMBLY ADAPTED TO CONTAIN A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL MISSILES COMPRISING: AN I-BEAM FRAME MADE OF NON-MAGNETIC MATERIAL, MEANS AFFIXED TO SAID FRAME FOR EFFECTING ROTATION THEREOF SUBSEQUENT TO LAUNCHING FROM AN AIRCRAFT, SAID MEANS BEING NORMALLY RETRACTED TO A POSITION IN JUXTAPOSITION TO SAID FRAME AND BEING EXTENDABLE TO A POSITION OF PROTRUSION FROM SAID FRAME, A PLURALITY OF MISSILES NESTLED IN TANDEM GROUPS ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID FRAME, INDIVIDUAL MAGNET MEANS ATTACHED TO EACH OF SAID MISSILES, MAGNETIC MEANS SECURED TO SAID FRAME FOR COACTING WITH SAID MAGNET MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID MISSILES SECURED TO SAID FRAME UNTIL A PREDETERMINED FORCE IS APPLIED TO EACH OF SAID MISSILES TO SEPARATE EACH OF SAID MISSILES FROM SAID FRAME, AND FRANGIBLE MEANS SURROUNDING SAID FRAME AND SAID MISSILES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
AN AIRCRAFT LAUNCHED BOMB ASSEMBLY ADAPTED TO CONTAIN A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL MISSILES COMPRISING: AN I-BEAM FRAME MADE OF NON-MAGNETIC MATERIAL, MEANS AFFIXED TO SAID FRAME FOR EFFECTING ROTATION THEREOF SUBSEQUENT TO LAUNCHING FROM AN AIRCRAFT, SAID MEANS BEING NORMALLY RETRACTED TO A POSITION IN JUXTAPOSITION TO SAID FRAME AND BEING EXTENDABLE TO A POSITION OF PROTRUSION FROM SAID FRAME, A PLURALITY OF MISSILES NESTLED IN TANDEM GROUPS ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID FRAME, INDIVIDUAL MAGNET MEANS ATTACHED TO EACH OF SAID MISSILES, MAGNETIC MEANS SECURED TO SAID FRAME FOR COACTING WITH SAID MAGNET MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID MISSILES SECURED TO SAID FRAME UNTIL A PREDETERMINED FORCE IS APPLIED TO EACH OF SAID MISSILES TO SEPARATE EACH OF SAID MISSILES FROM SAID FRAME, AND FRANGIBLE MEANS SURROUNDING SAID FRAME AND SAID MISSILES.
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