US3302885A
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Swinveled rocket motor nozzle
Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corp
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Filing: 1962-06-22
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Granted: 1967-02-07
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Expires: 1982-06-22
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John T Herbert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 22:30
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02K; F02K9/00; F02K9/80; F02K9/84; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S277/00; Y10S277/91; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32606; Y10T403/32631; Y10T403/32737
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A SWIVELED NOZZLE FOR A ROCKET MOTOR, COMPRISING A STATIONARY PART, AND HAVING A SPHERICALLY CURVED SOCKET PORTION PROVIDED THEREIN ON THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE NOZZLE, A MOVABLE PART HAVING A SPHERICALLY CURVED BALL PORTION THAT IS SEATED WITHIN SAID SOCKET PORTION, SAID BALL PORTION HAVING A CENTRAL PASSAGEWAY PROVIDED THEREIN THROUGH WHICH THE EXHAUST GASES OF THE MOTOR PASS, AND A SEALING MEMBER IN THE FORM OF A THIN-WALLED TOROUS OF HIGH-STRENGTH METAL SURROUNDING SAID BALL PORTION, SAID TORUS BEING OF GENERALLY C-SHAPED CROSS-SECTIONAL CONFIGURATION, ONE EDGE OF SAID TORUS BEING WELDED ALONG AN ANNULAR LINE OF CONTACT WITH SAID STATIONARY PART, AND THE OTHER EDGE THEREOF BEING WELDED ALONG A CONCENTRIC ANNULAR LINE OF CONTACT WITH SAID BALL PORTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A SWIVELED NOZZLE FOR A ROCKET MOTOR, COMPRISING A STATIONARY PART, AND HAVING A SPHERICALLY CURVED SOCKET PORTION PROVIDED THEREIN ON THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE NOZZLE, A MOVABLE PART HAVING A SPHERICALLY CURVED BALL PORTION THAT IS SEATED WITHIN SAID SOCKET PORTION, SAID BALL PORTION HAVING A CENTRAL PASSAGEWAY PROVIDED THEREIN THROUGH WHICH THE EXHAUST GASES OF THE MOTOR PASS, AND A SEALING MEMBER IN THE FORM OF A THIN-WALLED TOROUS OF HIGH-STRENGTH METAL SURROUNDING SAID BALL PORTION, SAID TORUS BEING OF GENERALLY C-SHAPED CROSS-SECTIONAL CONFIGURATION, ONE EDGE OF SAID TORUS BEING WELDED ALONG AN ANNULAR LINE OF CONTACT WITH SAID STATIONARY PART, AND THE OTHER EDGE THEREOF BEING WELDED ALONG A CONCENTRIC ANNULAR LINE OF CONTACT WITH SAID BALL PORTION.
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