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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Adam Thurn, Washington, DC (US);
Inventor:
Adam Thurn, Washington, DC (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/64 (2006.01); B26F 3/12 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01); B64G 1/10 (2006.01); B64G 1/36 (2006.01); B64G 1/44 (2006.01); B64G 1/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/648 (2013.01); B26F 3/12 (2013.01); B64G 1/40 (2013.01); B64G 1/645 (2013.01); B64G 1/1021 (2013.01); B64G 1/36 (2013.01); B64G 1/363 (2013.01); B64G 1/366 (2013.01); B64G 1/44 (2013.01); B64G 1/66 (2013.01); Y10T 83/293 (2015.04);
Abstract
A burn wire release mechanism for a spacecraft or other system having two masses initially held together by a pretensioned loop, with a spring configured to push the masses apart. The burn wire release system includes at least one burn wire held in contact with the pretensioned loop material. When an electrical current flows through the burn wire, the wire heats up and severs the pretensioned loop, and the masses are pushed apart by the spring.