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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2020
Applicant:
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Newport, RI (US);
Inventor:
Thomas J Gieseke, Warren, RI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41F 3/10 (2006.01); F41B 11/73 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41F 3/10 (2013.01); F41B 11/73 (2013.01);
Abstract
An adapter cage is provided for a compressed gas launcher to multiply launch velocity. Kinematics of wheels integral to the adapter cage results in a doubling of the pusher plate velocity as that motion is imparted on a light-weight launch vehicle. The wheels of the adapter cage can press against the launch vehicle and the wheels are pressed against the walls of the launcher for employing friction at the interface of the wheels and the inner surface of the launcher to transfer motion to force out a muzzle cap of the launcher and to enable launch of the launch vehicle.