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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 1985
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frank S Inman, Brigham City, UT (US);
Assignee:
Thiokol Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B / ; F15B / ; F15B / ; F15B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60407 ; 60635 ; 91169 ; 91401 ; 92 26 ; 92 52 ; 23926519 ; 23926533 ;
Abstract
A pneumatic actuator for deploying flexible bodies and the like is disclosed. The actuator is a plurality of telescoping tubes made of high temperature resistant graphite material which are extended by the pressure of gases produced internally by a gas generator contained within the innermost tube. The extended tubes are locked in position automatically and venting of the gases from the tube interior is provided for simultaneously with full and locked extension of the tubes.