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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1992
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
John C Grau, Sussex, NJ (US);
William G Kuhnle, Hopatcong, NJ (US);
Arthur J Fiorellini, Mt. Arlington, NJ (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by The Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
102386 ; 102388 ; 102393 ; 102482 ; 102489 ; 2441 / ; 4162 / ; 446 36 ; 446217 ;
Abstract
A weapon arranged to travel in a given orientation when in flight, has a body and a ribbon. The body has a payload casing and a spindle rotatably mounted at the rear of the payload casing. The ribbon is formed into a flexible loop for trailing behind the body in flight. This ribbon is attached to the spindle. The ribbon has an impelling surface shaped to apply a torque to the spindle when in flight.