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US3292302A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Multistage model rocket

Assignee: ESTES IND
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Filing: 1964-09-14
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Granted: 1966-12-20
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Expires: 1984-09-14
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Vernon D Estes
  • 👤 William M Simon

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 15:15
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H27/00; A63H27/005

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 198 words
IN A MODEL ROCKET HAVING AT LEAST TWO SEPARABLE STAGES, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: AT LEAST TWO SEPARABLE ROCKET CASING MEMBERS; A FIRST PYROPROPULSIVE ROCKET MOTOR MEMBER MOUNTED WITHIN ONE OF SAID CASING MEMBERS; A SECOND PYROPROPULSIVE ROCKET MOTOR MEMBER MOUNTED WITHIN THE OTHER OF SAID CASING MEMBERS; SAID CASING MEMBER, SAND HENCE SAID FIRST AND SECOND MOTOR MEMBERS, BEING ARRANGED IN END-TO-END ALIGNED RELATIONSHIP FORMING AN INTERFACE BETWEEN SAID CASING MEMBERS AND AN INTERFACE BETWEEN SAID CASING OND MOTOR MEMBERS; RELEASABLE COUPLING MEANS PROVIDED AT ONE OF SAID INTERFACES TO MAINTAIN SAID MEMBERS IN SAID ALIGNED RELATIONSHIP; SAID RELEASABLE COUPLING MEANS INCLUDING A STRIP OF MATERIAL AT LEAST PARTIALLY SURROUNDING SAID ONE INTERFACE, SAID STRIP HAVING A PORTION THEREOF SECURED TO THE EXTERIOR OF EACH OF THE ALIGNED MEMBERS FORMING SAID ONE INTERFACE; SAID COUPLING MEANS MAINTAINING SAID MEMBERS IN SAID ALIGNED RELATIONSHIP SO LONG AS SAID MOTOR MEMBERS ARE UNIGNITED; SAID FIRST MOTOR MEMBER HAVING MEANS IGNITABLE TO THEREBY CREATE A POSITIVE PRESSURE AT SAID ONE INTERFACE AND TO EVENTUALLY IGNITE SAID SECOND MOTOR MEMBER; SAID POSITIVE PRESSURE SERVING AS MEANS TO RELEASE SAID COUPLING MEANS TO THEREBY PERMIT SAID CASING MEMBERS TO SEPARATE FROM ONE ANOTHER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 198 words
IN A MODEL ROCKET HAVING AT LEAST TWO SEPARABLE STAGES, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: AT LEAST TWO SEPARABLE ROCKET CASING MEMBERS; A FIRST PYROPROPULSIVE ROCKET MOTOR MEMBER MOUNTED WITHIN ONE OF SAID CASING MEMBERS; A SECOND PYROPROPULSIVE ROCKET MOTOR MEMBER MOUNTED WITHIN THE OTHER OF SAID CASING MEMBERS; SAID CASING MEMBER, SAND HENCE SAID FIRST AND SECOND MOTOR MEMBERS, BEING ARRANGED IN END-TO-END ALIGNED RELATIONSHIP FORMING AN INTERFACE BETWEEN SAID CASING MEMBERS AND AN INTERFACE BETWEEN SAID CASING OND MOTOR MEMBERS; RELEASABLE COUPLING MEANS PROVIDED AT ONE OF SAID INTERFACES TO MAINTAIN SAID MEMBERS IN SAID ALIGNED RELATIONSHIP; SAID RELEASABLE COUPLING MEANS INCLUDING A STRIP OF MATERIAL AT LEAST PARTIALLY SURROUNDING SAID ONE INTERFACE, SAID STRIP HAVING A PORTION THEREOF SECURED TO THE EXTERIOR OF EACH OF THE ALIGNED MEMBERS FORMING SAID ONE INTERFACE; SAID COUPLING MEANS MAINTAINING SAID MEMBERS IN SAID ALIGNED RELATIONSHIP SO LONG AS SAID MOTOR MEMBERS ARE UNIGNITED; SAID FIRST MOTOR MEMBER HAVING MEANS IGNITABLE TO THEREBY CREATE A POSITIVE PRESSURE AT SAID ONE INTERFACE AND TO EVENTUALLY IGNITE SAID SECOND MOTOR MEMBER; SAID POSITIVE PRESSURE SERVING AS MEANS TO RELEASE SAID COUPLING MEANS TO THEREBY PERMIT SAID CASING MEMBERS TO SEPARATE FROM ONE ANOTHER.

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