Decoy material package, a dispenser and a method for dispensing decoy material
AssigneeSaab AB
InventorsGloria Stenfelt, Marie-Louise Friede, Gunnar Byström
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Abstract
A decoy material package and a dispenser. The package is intended for use in the dispenser. The package includes an elongated container including a strip, a plurality of depressions, which are to be filled with decoy material, and a cover, which is sealed to the container when the depressions have been filled with decoy material and which covers the container, whereby the decoy material is hermetically stored in the depressions of the package. A gripping portion cooperates with a feeder including a gripper in the decoy material dispenser.
Claims15
A decoy material package for use in a decoy material dispenser, said package comprising:
- an elongated container portion comprising a strip, which comprises a plurality of depressions configured to be filled with decoy material;
- a cover portion, which is sealed to the container portion, when the depressions have been filled with decoy material, and which covers the container portion;
- whereby the decoy material is hermetically stored in the depressions of the package;
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- a gripping portion for cooperation with a feeder comprising a gripper in the decoy material dispenser.
A decoy material dispenser for a vehicle for dispensing decoy material from an elongated decoy material package, said dispenser comprising:
- a housing in which is arranged:
- a storage section for storage of the decoy material package;
- a dispensing outlet for releasing the decoy material;
- a waste collection section for collection of empty package material;
- and
- a feeding device for feeding said elongated package from the storage section to the dispensing outlet and further to the waste collection section, said feeding device comprising a feeder and a driver, and wherein said feeder comprises a grip that cooperates with the gripping portion of the package, said package being oriented in the dispenser such that the cover portion of the package is directed towards the dispensing outlet and the container portion is directed away from said outlet;
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- a forcer configured to apply pressure to the container portion of the package;
- and
- a package opener for opening, cutting or perforating the package so that the decoy material stored in the package can be released from the package.
A method for dispensing a decoy material, the method comprising:
- feeding a decoy material package from a storage section utilizing a feeding device comprising a driver and a feeder wherein the feeder comprises a gripper configured to cooperate with a gripping portion of the package;
- forcing with a forcer at least one individual depression at a time towards the opener;
- opening, cutting or perforating the package;
- releasing the decoy material from the depression utilizing the forcer;
- removing the forcer from the contact with the package and moving the package utilizing the feeder so that the next depression is placed in a dispense position;
- collecting the emptied decoy material package to a waste collection section;
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- repeating the previous steps until a desired amount of the decoy material has been dispensed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.