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OwnerReginald Paul Sellerinventor
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A self-propelled and constant-acceleration rocket for use in triggering an avalanche includes a hollow cylindrical body member having an interior volume, an open top end, and an open bottom end whose exterior surface includes a plurality of flight guidance fins. A partition wall divides the interior volume into an upper volume and a lower volume. An explosive payload is mounted within the upper volume, and a nose cone having a circular and planar tip closes the open top end of the body member. A rocket motor is mounted within the lower volume. The rocket has a center of gravity and a center of pressure that are both located on the rocket's central axis and within the lower volume. The center of gravity is located closer to the open top end than is the center of pressure. A collapsible launch stand holds the rocket in a launch tube for launching of the rocket. Adjustment of a pair of launch tube support members provides for adjustment of the rocket's launch angle.
A self-propelled rocket for use in triggering an avalanche, comprising:
The rocker of claim wherein said rocket motor is operable to impart a substantially constant acceleration and a generally line of sight flight to said rocket.
A collapsible launch stand for in launching a self-propelled rocket at a desired angle, comprising:
A method of inducing an avalanche to occur on a hillside that has a propensity to naturally generate avalanches, comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.