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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vincent A Grosso, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Raymond J Estlick, Winchester, MA (US);
William A Zarr, Concord, MA (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Lexington, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
244-31 ; 102476 ;
Abstract
A despinning mechanism for a shaped charge warhead carried by a spinning projectile is shown to comprise a weight attached to a cord wrapped around such warhead and a release mechanism operative to allow the weight and cord to move radially outwardly from such warhead to impart a decelerating torque on such warhead.