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US 8,448,561 B2Granted
Weapon mount
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsAlf L. Carroll, III, Donald L. Chaloupka, Katherine E. Hoffman, Nathaniel J. Ward
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Abstract
A mount system including a tray mountable to a port and a table translatable with respect to the tray. A mounting station is positioned on the table. There is a telescoping support for the tray. A drive mechanism translates the table to alternately conceal the mounting station within the port and to deploy the mounting station through the port.
Claims15
A mount system comprising:
- a tray mountable to a port and configured to extend therethrough;
- a table translatable with respect to the tray, said table including a receiver socket and an arcuate slot therein;
- a mounting station positioned on the table, said mounting station configured to pass through said port when said table is translated;
- a telescoping support for the tray;
- a generally cylindrical mount between the mounting station and the table, said mount including a post for the receiver socket and a pin to be received by the arcuate table slot for rotating said mount with respect to the table;
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- a drive mechanism for translating the table to alternately conceal the mounting station within the port and to deploy the mounting station through the port.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.