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US3498225A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Counter-rotating dual rotor safety and arming mechanism

Assignee: United States Department of the Navy
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Filing: 1958-10-07
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Granted: 1970-03-03
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Expires: 1978-10-07
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Louis Voida
  • 👤 Ralph W Kell
  • 👤 Warren R Hoelzen
  • 👤 Charles R Hamilton

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 16:16
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42C; F42C15/00; F42C15/40; F42C15/24

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 230 words
AN INERTIA OPERATED SAFETY AND ARMING DEVICE FOR A MISSILE HAVING LONGITUDINAL AND LATERAL ACCELERATIONS DUE TO STEERING OF THE MISSILE IN FLIGHT COMPRISING AN ESCAPE BLOCK HAVING FORWARD AND AFT ENDS AND WHOSE LONGITUDINAL AXIS PASSES THROUGH THE FORWARD AND AFT ENDS THEREOF, A PAIR OF SPACED APART PLATES RIGIDLY MOUNTED AT THE AFT END OF SAID ESCAPE BLOCK AND PROJECTING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM, A HEADER BLOCK MOUNTED ON THE FORWARD END OF SAID ESCAPE BLOCK AND PLATES IN THEIR ASSEMBLED CONDITION, A LEAD BLOCK MOUNTED ON THE FREE ENDS OF SAID PLATES PROJECTING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID ESCAPE BLOCK, A SETBACK WEIGHT HAVING A FORWARD END PROXIMATE TO THE FORWRD END OF SAID ESCAPE BLOCK AND ADAPTED TO RECIPROCATE LONGITUDINALLY PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID ESCAPE BLOCK IN A GUIDE WAY ON ONE OF SAID PLATES, APERTURES IN THE FORWARD END OF SAID SETBACK WEIGHT AND SAID ONE PLATE, A SOLENOID MOUNTED IN SAID ESCAPE BLOCK INCLUDING A LOCKING PIN ADAPTED TO RECIPROCATE IN SAID APERTURES WHEREBY SAID SETBACK WEIGHT IS BLOCKED IN ITS FORWARD POSITION, A PAIR OF ECCENTRICALLY WEIGHT GEARED TOGETHER ROTORS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED BETWEEN SAID PLATES ADJACENT SAID ESCAPE BLOCK AND RESPONSIVE TO LONGITUDINAL ACCELERATTION FORCES AND A CONTROL MEANS CONNECTING SAID SETBACK WEIGHT AND ONE OF SAID ROTORS WHEREBY ROTARY MOTION OF SAID ROTORS IS CONTROLLED BY THE SLIDING MOVEMENT OF SAID SETBACK WEIGHT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 230 words
AN INERTIA OPERATED SAFETY AND ARMING DEVICE FOR A MISSILE HAVING LONGITUDINAL AND LATERAL ACCELERATIONS DUE TO STEERING OF THE MISSILE IN FLIGHT COMPRISING AN ESCAPE BLOCK HAVING FORWARD AND AFT ENDS AND WHOSE LONGITUDINAL AXIS PASSES THROUGH THE FORWARD AND AFT ENDS THEREOF, A PAIR OF SPACED APART PLATES RIGIDLY MOUNTED AT THE AFT END OF SAID ESCAPE BLOCK AND PROJECTING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM, A HEADER BLOCK MOUNTED ON THE FORWARD END OF SAID ESCAPE BLOCK AND PLATES IN THEIR ASSEMBLED CONDITION, A LEAD BLOCK MOUNTED ON THE FREE ENDS OF SAID PLATES PROJECTING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID ESCAPE BLOCK, A SETBACK WEIGHT HAVING A FORWARD END PROXIMATE TO THE FORWRD END OF SAID ESCAPE BLOCK AND ADAPTED TO RECIPROCATE LONGITUDINALLY PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID ESCAPE BLOCK IN A GUIDE WAY ON ONE OF SAID PLATES, APERTURES IN THE FORWARD END OF SAID SETBACK WEIGHT AND SAID ONE PLATE, A SOLENOID MOUNTED IN SAID ESCAPE BLOCK INCLUDING A LOCKING PIN ADAPTED TO RECIPROCATE IN SAID APERTURES WHEREBY SAID SETBACK WEIGHT IS BLOCKED IN ITS FORWARD POSITION, A PAIR OF ECCENTRICALLY WEIGHT GEARED TOGETHER ROTORS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED BETWEEN SAID PLATES ADJACENT SAID ESCAPE BLOCK AND RESPONSIVE TO LONGITUDINAL ACCELERATTION FORCES AND A CONTROL MEANS CONNECTING SAID SETBACK WEIGHT AND ONE OF SAID ROTORS WHEREBY ROTARY MOTION OF SAID ROTORS IS CONTROLLED BY THE SLIDING MOVEMENT OF SAID SETBACK WEIGHT.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1973-03-02 1973-09-01 1974-03-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1977-03-02 1977-09-01 1978-03-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1981-03-02 1981-09-01 1982-03-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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