Ram air inflated decelerator deployment flaps
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorWalter Koenig
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Abstract
A cover or apron interposed between a ballute and the aft cover of a submtion for delaying deployment of the ballute and preventing the ballute from contacting the aft cover during deployment.
Claims7
In a submunition including a ballute deployable from an aft end thereof and a removable aft cover covering the aft end of the submunition, the improvement which comprises:
- an apron interposed between the ballute and the aft cover for retaining the ballute within the submunition for a time sufficient for the aft cover to clear the aft end of the submunition during deployment of the ballute, thereby preventing contact between the ballute and the aft cover.
A submunition including a ballute deployable from the aft end of the submunition and an apron superposing the ballute, said ballute comprising a plurality of radially spaced tapes, at least a first and second tape of said plurality of tapes terminates in a looped end, and a portion of said apron is fastened to said first and second tapes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.