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Jungle warfare aircraft weapon

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-04-01
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Granted: 1968-01-09
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Expires: 1985-04-01
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Joel B Guin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 13:13
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41A; F41A23/00; F41A23/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 250 words
A JUNGLE WARFARE AIRCRAFT WEAPON COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A POWERED RETRACTING MEANS MOUNTED WITHIN THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE; AN EXTENSIBLE AND RETRACTABLE TELESCOPING BEAM PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO SAID RETRACTING MEANS AND COMPOSED OF MULTIPLE SECTIONS THAT FIT ONE OVER THE OTHER, THE BOTTOM OF EACH SECTION PROVIDED WITH THREADS ON THE INSIDE INTO WHICH IS SCREWED A FASTENING RING ON WHICH THE FLANGED TOP OF THE NEXT LOWER SECTION CATCHES TO PREVENT ITS SLIDING OUT; A SECOND RETRACTING MEANS MOUNTED IN THE FUSELAGE; A TELESCOPING ARM COMPOSED OF MULTIPLE SECTIONS, PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO THIS SECOND RETRACTING MEANS AND HAVING MOUNTED ON ITS FARTHER END A SLIDING COLLAR WHICH FITS CLOSELY AROUND AND SLIDES ALONG SAID BEAM AS IT IS RAISED AND LOWERED BY THE ARM; A CONTAINER MOUNTED FIXEDLY AT THE END OF THE TELESCOPING BEAM AND HAVING COMPARTMENTS FOR HOLDING MILITARILY USEFUL WEAPONS SUCH AS INFRA-RED, ULTRAVIOLET, RADAR AND TELEVISION RECONNAISSANCE EQUIPMENT; FLAMETHROWERS; NAPALM, BOMBS, MINES, GRENADE AND ROCKET LAUNCHERS AND EJECTORS; AND MACHINE GUNS; EXTENDING THROUGH SAID BEAM INTO SUITABLE MOUNTING MEANS IN SAID FUSELAGE, FROM THE CONTAINER, SUPPLY AND CONTROL MEANS SUCH AS ELECTRIC POWER AND CIRCUIT WIRES AND OIL LINES, ATTACHED AT THEIR ENDS TO THE RESPECTIVE WEAPONS IN THE CONTAINER AND TO RESPECTIVE AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT IN THE FUSELAGE; AND CONAUXILIARY EQUIPMENT, MOUNTED IN THE FUSELAGE AND CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPLY AND CONTROL MEANS, SUCH AS ELECTRIC GENERATORS, BATTERIES, INFRA-RED, ULTRA-VIOLET, RADAR AND TELEVISION RECEIVERS, OIL TANKS, AMMUNITION, AND RACKS FOR NAPALM BOMBS, MINES, GRENADES AND ROCKETS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 250 words
A JUNGLE WARFARE AIRCRAFT WEAPON COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A POWERED RETRACTING MEANS MOUNTED WITHIN THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE; AN EXTENSIBLE AND RETRACTABLE TELESCOPING BEAM PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO SAID RETRACTING MEANS AND COMPOSED OF MULTIPLE SECTIONS THAT FIT ONE OVER THE OTHER, THE BOTTOM OF EACH SECTION PROVIDED WITH THREADS ON THE INSIDE INTO WHICH IS SCREWED A FASTENING RING ON WHICH THE FLANGED TOP OF THE NEXT LOWER SECTION CATCHES TO PREVENT ITS SLIDING OUT; A SECOND RETRACTING MEANS MOUNTED IN THE FUSELAGE; A TELESCOPING ARM COMPOSED OF MULTIPLE SECTIONS, PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO THIS SECOND RETRACTING MEANS AND HAVING MOUNTED ON ITS FARTHER END A SLIDING COLLAR WHICH FITS CLOSELY AROUND AND SLIDES ALONG SAID BEAM AS IT IS RAISED AND LOWERED BY THE ARM; A CONTAINER MOUNTED FIXEDLY AT THE END OF THE TELESCOPING BEAM AND HAVING COMPARTMENTS FOR HOLDING MILITARILY USEFUL WEAPONS SUCH AS INFRA-RED, ULTRAVIOLET, RADAR AND TELEVISION RECONNAISSANCE EQUIPMENT; FLAMETHROWERS; NAPALM, BOMBS, MINES, GRENADE AND ROCKET LAUNCHERS AND EJECTORS; AND MACHINE GUNS; EXTENDING THROUGH SAID BEAM INTO SUITABLE MOUNTING MEANS IN SAID FUSELAGE, FROM THE CONTAINER, SUPPLY AND CONTROL MEANS SUCH AS ELECTRIC POWER AND CIRCUIT WIRES AND OIL LINES, ATTACHED AT THEIR ENDS TO THE RESPECTIVE WEAPONS IN THE CONTAINER AND TO RESPECTIVE AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT IN THE FUSELAGE; AND CONAUXILIARY EQUIPMENT, MOUNTED IN THE FUSELAGE AND CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPLY AND CONTROL MEANS, SUCH AS ELECTRIC GENERATORS, BATTERIES, INFRA-RED, ULTRA-VIOLET, RADAR AND TELEVISION RECEIVERS, OIL TANKS, AMMUNITION, AND RACKS FOR NAPALM BOMBS, MINES, GRENADES AND ROCKETS.

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