US Government As Represented by the Secretary of the Army

Robert M Kim

James F Zoll

Michael Selk

Bryan W Anderson

Robert M Forrester

Frank C Chan

Robert H Holt

Robert J Middleton

Stephan P Kaiser

Locking mechanisms and assemblies for securing cargo to a transportation platform without requiring the use of strapping or equivalent. Advantageously, the locking mechanism may be integrated into a container such that each container may be interlocked with an underlying and/or overlying container. Autolocking variations to the locking mechanism provide a more automated, secure and less labor intensive way to secure cargo.

Cargo locking mechanisms and structures

A protective packaging device provides mitigation of the blast effect and fragmentation of a hand grenade when the grenade is detonated. The device includes at least one protective housing assembly, formed by inner and outer nested housing members, in which the hand grenade is received, and which, in response to detonation of the grenade, retains fragments of the grenade while providing controlled release, through the mesh material, of gases formed upon detonation. A cushioning container includes a cushioning material having a plurality of open compartments therein in which a corresponding plurality of the protective housing assemblies are received.

Protective packaging device for blast and fragmentation mitigation

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Lyndhurst, NJ, United States of America

Robert M Kim