Marine countermeasures launch assembly
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorNeil J. Dubois
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Abstract
A marine countermeasures launch assembly includes a cylindrical body including first and second members having, respectively, first and second surfaces engageable with each other to form the body, the first surface having first and second recesses therein, the second surface having first and second recesses therein opposed to the recesses of the first member when the members are engaged, to form a first chamber for retaining a first countermeasure and a second chamber for retaining a second countermeasure. The first and second surfaces have opposed bores therein. A spring is disposed in each pair of the opposed bores and urges the members to separate from each other to release the countermeasures after the assembly is launched.
Claims7
A marine countermeasures launch assembly comprising:
- a cylindrical body comprising first and second members having, respectively, first and second surfaces engageable with each other to form said body, the first surface having first and second recesses therein, the second surface having first and second recesses therein opposed to the recesses of said first member when said members are engaged, to form a first chamber for retaining a first countermeasure and a second chamber for retaining a second countermeasure, the first and second surfaces having opposed bores therein;
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- a spring disposed in each pair of the opposed bores and urging said members to separate from each other to release the countermeasures after the assembly is launched.
A countermeasures assembly comprising:
- a launch tube having a compartment therein;
- a cylindrical countermeasures body for disposition in said launch tube, said body comprising first and second members having, respectively, first and second surfaces engageable with each other to form said body, the first surface having first and second recesses therein, the second surface having first and second recesses therein opposed to the recesses of said first member when said members are engaged, to form a first chamber for retaining a first countermeasure and a second chamber for retaining a second countermeasure, the first and second surfaces having opposed bores therein, and a spring disposed in each pair of the opposed bores and urging said members to separate from each other to release the countermeasures after the assembly is launched;
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- a gas generator disposed in said launch tube and adapted to provide sufficient gas pressure in said tube to blow said cylindrical countermeasures body out of said tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.