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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 1986
Filed:
Jul. 11, 1983
Lawrence C Faupell, North Logan, UT (US);
Thiokol Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of and apparatus for forming with a minimum of labor, by explosive forming means, an automatically extendible auxiliary nozzle member or exit cone for a rocket motor, the member having tapered sinusoidal flutes with the stresses and thicknesses thereof being uniform whereby, when deployed, the resulting form of cone can be predicted with accuracy, and stresses being created such as to build a spring bias therein so that the member is bistable, that is, stable in both the stowed position and in the deployed position.
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