Liquid cannon having trunnion assembly
OwnerRonald S. Deichmann, Robert L. Kuykendalinventors
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Abstract
A trunnion assembly for mounting a launching device including a barrel for launching a liquid or a solid including at least one horizontal locating assembly to allow limited horizontal movement of the launching device; and at least one vertical locating assembly for varying the vertical inclination of the launching device. The structure for varying the extent of horizontal movement of the trunnion assembly includes at least one resilient movable stop assembly; and the structure for varying the extent of vertical movement of the trunnion assembly includes at least one resilient stop assembly.
Claims45
A launching device comprising:
- an accumulator located below a barrel assembly;
- said barrel assembly mounted on a trunnion;
- said barrel assembly including means for launching a substance selected from a liquid;
- said trunnion including a horizontal locating assembly to allow for limited horizontal movement of the the launching device, comprising a resilient stop means and a vertical locating assembly for varying the inclination of
- said barrel assembly comprising a resilient stop means;
- said barrel assembly in fluid communication with said accumulator;
- conduit means for supplying liquid to said accumulator;
- a valve assembly in said conduit means in fluid communication with said accumulator;
- control means for controlling said valve assembly;
- to control opening and closing of said valve assembly, and in open position allowing fluid to pass from said accumulator into said barrel assembly, and to be discharged from barrel assembly.
A vertical locating assembly for varying the inclination of a launching device comprising:
- at least one resilient stop assembly located within a cylindrical casing;
- said resilient stop assembly including a pair of cylindrical dogs, each having respective cutaway portions located within said casing and being movable on a shaft having a head located outside of said casing;
- semi-cylindrical floating stops located within respective cutaway portions such that clearance exists between said floating stops and said dogs.
A trunnion assembly for mounting a launching device comprising:
- a barrel for launching a substance selected from liquid, and solid;
- at least one horizontal locating assembly to allow for limited horizontal movement of said launching device;
- at least one vertical locating assembly for varying the inclination of said launching device;
- means for varying the extent of horizontal movement of said
- said at least one horizontal locating assembly including trunnion assembly comprising at least one resilient movable stop assembly;
- said at least one vertical locating assembly including said means for varying the extent of vertical movement of said trunnion assembly comprising at least one resilient stop assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.