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US 6,742,433 B2Granted
Launcher platform
AssigneesRaytheon Company, General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, Inc.
InventorsJoseph P. Smith, John K. Coolidge, Stanley G. Turner
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Abstract
A launcher platform including a support structure and a number of rails mounted on the support structure for supporting missiles thereon, each adjacent rail elevated above the other rails to accommodate additional missiles and different type missiles while maintaining low center of gravity.
Claims35
A launcher platform comprising:
- a support structure structured and arranged to be elevated and rotated and including a top plate;
- and
- a plurality of rails mounted on the support structure for supporting missiles thereon, including selected rails elevated above the other rails to accommodate additional missiles and different type missiles while maintaining a low center of gravity, each selected rail offset rearwardly from the other rails.
A launcher platform comprising:
- a support structure structured and arranged to be elevated and rotated and including a top plate;
- and
- a plurality of rails on each side of the support structure, at least one rail on each side elevated above the other rails and offset rearwardly from the other rails to accommodate additional missiles and different type missiles.
A launcher platform comprising:
- a monolithic platform support structure;
- and
- a plurality of rails mounted on the monolithic platform support structure for supporting missiles thereon, the monolithic platform support structure including a set of mounting pads for each rail, selected rails elevated above the other rails to accommodate additional missiles and different type missiles while maintaining a low center of gravity.
A launcher platform comprising:
- a monolithic platform support structure;
- and
- a plurality of rails mounted on the support structure for supporting missiles thereon, the monolithic platform support structure including a set of mounting pads for each rail with selected rails elevated above and offset rearwardly from the other rails to accommodate additional missiles and different type missiles while maintaining a low center of gravity.
A launcher platform comprising:
- a platform support structure configured and arranged to be mounted on a launch vehicle and to be elevated and rotated relative to the launch vehicle and including a top plate;
- and
- a plurality of rails disposed on the platform support structure to support missiles thereon having at least one rail elevated above the other rails.
A launcher platform comprising:
- a platform support structure configured and arranged to be mounted on a launch vehicle and to be elevated and rotated relative to the launch vehicle and including a top plate;
- and
- a plurality of rails disposed on the platform support structure to support missiles thereon having at least one rail offset rearwardly from the other rails.
A launcher platform comprising:
- a monolithic platform support structure;
- and
- a plurality of rails disposed on the support structure to support missiles thereon having at least one rail elevated above the other rails, the monolithic platform support structure including a set of mounting pads for each rail.
A launcher platform comprising:
- a monolithic platform support structure;
- and
- a plurality of rails disposed on the support structure to support missiles thereon having at least one rail offset rearwardly from the other rails, the monolithic platform support structure including a set of mounting pads for each rail.
A launcher platform comprising:
- a support structure structured and arranged to be elevated and rotated and including a top plate, the support structure mounted on an HMMWV vehicle;
- and
- a plurality of rails mounted on the support structure for supporting missiles thereon, selected rails elevated above the other rails to accommodate additional missiles and different type missiles while maintaining a low center of gravity.
A launcher platform comprising:
- a support structure structured and arranged to be elevated and rotated and including a top plate, the support structure mounted on an HMMWV vehicle;
- and
- a plurality of rails mounted on the support structure for supporting missiles thereon, selected rails offset rearwardly from the other rails to accommodate additional missiles and different type missiles while maintaining a low center of gravity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.