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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2003
Applicant:
Matthew Alan Michel, Bristow, VA (US);
Inventor:
Matthew Alan Michel, Bristow, VA (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 12/60 (2006.01); F42B 12/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bellows, spool, and collar system for dispensing projectiles and submunitions with a predictable and uniform pattern is disclosed. The system utilizes projectiles densely packed in a spool. A plurality of spools is packaged in a missile, bomb, or similar tubular device with an energetic bellows actuator between each spool. The energetic bellows actuator expands rapidly to push a spool of projectiles out of the tubular housing. Timing means is provided for each bellows to provide proper axial spacing between spools prior to subsequently timed release of the projectiles.