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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1994
Gordon L Harris, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Stephen L Harris, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Neil A Levy, Encinitas, CA (US);
Leigh Aerosystems Corporation, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
An unpowered air vehicle, i.e. a glider, which is air-launched from appreciable range, is densely packed with a large area, explosive net. At a pre-determined location, the net is extracted from the glider by a parachute and expanded completely before landing on the surface of the water or land that contains a large field of mines. The explosive material in the net is then detonated, destroying the mines covered by the net. The longitudinal ends of the net are attached to a folding, multi-arm framework designed to expand and thereby spread the net after separation from the glider. The spreading action is initiated by an extraction parachute which pulls the first frame from the air vehicle. The spreading action is completed by the second frame which is coupled to a brake mechanism in the glider that maintains tension throughout the net to complete the spreading of the net.