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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 05, 1996
Nicholas Bitsakis, Portsmouth, RI (US);
George M Duarte, Saunderstown, RI (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A breech plug support mechanism for a launcher barrel having a removable ech plug comprising a handle connected to the plug by at least one leg means, the handle having a pivot arm connected thereto, the pivot arm including a traverse rod and arranged parallel to the barrel, at least one bracket connected to the barrel and having a rotator connected to the bracket, and wherein the traverse rod rotatably engages the rotator for rotating the plug adjacent the barrel during loading of the launcher. The traverse rod includes a stop key member for engaging a slot within the rotator to control the rotational movement of the traverse rod. Additionally, the pivot arm at the end nearest the plug includes a sleeve having a key slot which engages a key on the handle leg to maintain alignment of the plug with the locking ring therefor.