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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:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marcus Snell, Greenwood, IN (US);
Randall Pahl, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Lexington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/04 ; F41F 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/04 ; F41F 5/00 ;
Abstract
A zero retention force arming apparatus and method used in conjunction with bomb racks, aircraft pylon, or other weapons release systems that use weapons which are armed by the pulling of a lanyard that provides for fail safe operation. The apparatus and method provides an arming unit which releases armed weapons with zero retention force; and it which releases unarmed weapons even in the event of a release system failure.