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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:
Jan. 05, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark A Rosenberger, East Farmingdale, NY (US);
John J Ettinger, Bay Shore, NY (US);
Assignee:
Grumman Aerospace Corporation, Bethpage, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
244 49 ; 244-328 ;
Abstract
An over-center locking mechanism is provided for a guided missile foldable wing structure which ensures stable reliable and non-reversible locking of the foldable wing. A pyrotechnic actuator is connected to the mechanism and, upon firing, quickly operates the mechanism to a deployed condition.