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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:
Oct. 14, 1986
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas E Spink, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Frank C Rushing, Columbia, MD (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41F / ; F41F / ; F41F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
89-1806 ; 89-1815 ; 89-1816 ;
Abstract
An extendable rocket launcher tube for a rocket wherein releasable telescoped concentric inner and outer tubes house the rocket. Upon ignition, the rocket releases the inner tube from the outer tube and carries it forward imparting momentum thereto. The rocket is released from the inner tube at a selected axial extension of the inner tube. The components move at relative speeds such that acceleration of the rocket is complete when the launcher tube is fully extended.