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US 4,262,595 AGranted
Anti torpedo device
AssigneeThe Singer Company
InventorErnest P. Longerich
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Abstract
A collapsed barrier is placed in the water in the general path of a detected homing torpedo after which the barrier is erected into one or more generally vertical planes to intercept the torpedo. When the torpedo strikes the barrier an explosive charge is detonated to destroy the torpedo.
Claims28
An anti torpedo device comprising:
- at least one flexible barrier member;
- means connected to said barrier member to selectively cause said barrier member to be positioned in a substantially flat, generally vertical plane;
- sensing means responsive to said device being immersed in water to activate said means for placing said barrier member in a generally vertical plane;
- torpedo sensing means coupled to said barrier member and adapted to provide an indication whenever a torpedo strikes said barrier;
- at least one explosive charge associated with said barrier;
- and
- means coupling said explosive charge to said torpedo sensing means to detonate said explosive whenever a torpedo strikes a said barrier.
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An anti torpedo device comprising:
- a plurality of flat, flexible barrier members;
- each said barrier member having an equal length substantially straight portion thereon;
- means securing said plurality of flexible barrier members to one another along said straight portion;
- means connected to each of said barrier members to cause each said barrier member to be disposed in a substantially flat, generally vertical plane with said straight portion at the connection of said barrier members also being generally vertical with said barrier layers emanating from said vertical straight portion being substantially equally spaced from one another;
- sensing means responsive to said device being immersed in water to activate said means for disposing said barrier members in a generally vertical plane;
- torpedo sensing means coupled to at least one of said barrier members and adapted to provide a signal whenever a torpedo strikes a said barrier member;
- at least one explosive charge associated with said barrier members;
- and
- means coupled between said explosive charge and said torpedo sensing means to detonate said explosive charge whenever a torpedo strikes a said barrier member.
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An anti torpedo device comprising
- an elongated, flexible support member;
- a plurality of flat, flexible barrier members;
- one edge of each of said barrier members being secured to said elongated support member;
- means connected to each of said barrier members to enable each said barrier member to be disposed in a substantially flat, generally vertical plane with said barrier members being generally equally spaced around said elongated support member;
- sensing means responsive to said device being immersed in water to activate said means for causing said barrier members to be disposed in a generally vertical plane;
- torpedo sensing means coupled to each said barrier member and adapted to provide an indication whenever a torpedo strikes a said barrier member;
- at least one explosive charge associated with said barrier members;
- and
- means coupled between said explosive charge and said torpedo sensing means to detonate said explosive charge whenever a torpedo strikes a said barrier member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.