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AssigneeMacdonald, Dettwiler and Associates Inc.
InventorsSteve Larouche, Giuseppe Mennitto, Gabriel Perreault, Vincent-Olivier Philie, Guillaume Routhier
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Provided is a bracket for use in a hold and release mechanism (“HRM”) system for releasably holding a deployable payload in a stowed configuration. The bracket includes a conical portion for nesting with a conical portion of a second bracket for forming a first separation interface therebetween. The conical portion of the bracket is configured as a cone and the conical portion of the second bracket is configured as a cup. The bracket includes one or more bracket connectors for connecting the bracket to the deployable payload or a platform on which the deployable payload is stowed. The second bracket connects to whichever of the deployable payload or the platform the first bracket is not connected.
A hold and release mechanism (“HRM”) system for releasably holding a deployable payload in a stowed configuration, the system comprising:
A hold and release mechanism (“HRM”) system for releasably holding a deployable payload in a stowed configuration, the system comprising:
A method of holding a deployable payload by a HRM system in a stowed configuration for subsequent release, the method comprising:
The method of 13, further comprising delivering the release input to the retaining device to release the hold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.