Dual pack canister
AssigneeFMC Corporation
InventorsPhilip L. Matteson, Stan P. Bovee, Aye Kung
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Abstract
The invention provides a canister which holds two missiles, which is the same size as prior art canisters that held a single missile. The inventive canister provides improved structural strength, simpler operation for the closure and electronics and an improved shock isolation system. The improved structure uses tubes and a lattice structure. The closure is hinged and uses gravity or the missile blast to complete closing. The electronics uses a flip flop switch. The shock isolation system utilizes urethane pads with apertures or air pockets and a silicon coating.
Claims10
An apparatus for holding a first missile and a second missile, comprising:
- a first missile tube with a length,
- a central support mechanically connected to a first side of the first missile tube along the length of the first missile tube;
- a second missile tube mechanically connected on a first side of the second missile tube to the central support along the length of the central support;
- a first longeron spaced apart from the first missile tube and the second missile tube, wherein the first longeron has a length that is substantially parallel to the length of the first missile tube and the length of the second missile tube;
- a second longeron spaced apart from the first missile tube, the second missile tube, and the first longeron, wherein the second longeron has a length that is substantially parallel to the length of the first missile tube and the length of the second missile tube;
- a first lattice mechanically connected between a second side of the first missile tube along the length of the first missile tube and the first longeron along the length of the first longeron;
- a second lattice mechanically connected between a second side of the second missile tube along the length of the second missile tube and the first longeron along the length of the first longeron;
- a third lattice mechanically connected between a third side of the second missile tube along the length of the second missile tube and the second longeron along the length of the second longeron;
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- a fourth lattice mechanically connected between a third side of the first missile tube along the length of the first missile tube and the second longeron along the length of the second longeron.
A tubular missile holder, comprising:
- an outer shell of a stiff material formed in a tubular shape with an inside and outside and a length;
- a plurality of shock isolation pads of a soft material with a first side and a second side lining the inside of the outer shell with the first side adjacent to the inside of the outer shell, wherein the shock isolation pads have apertures, creating a honey comb shape;
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- an inner lining adjacent to the second side of the shock isolation pad, and wherein the apertures in the shock isolation pads extend from the outer shell to the inner lining.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.