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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2006
Leon J. Bennett, Voorheesville, NY (US);
Donald G. Forkas, Rexford, NY (US);
George E. Hathaway, Iv, Sprakers, NY (US);
Ronald G. Gast, Cohoes, NY (US);
Ronald S. Jacobs, Contoocook, NH (US);
Henry Sneck, West Sand Lake, NY (US);
Leon J. Bennett, Voorheesville, NY (US);
Donald G. Forkas, Rexford, NY (US);
George E. Hathaway, IV, Sprakers, NY (US);
Ronald G. Gast, Cohoes, NY (US);
Ronald S. Jacobs, Contoocook, NH (US);
Henry Sneck, West Sand Lake, NY (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A mortar munition includes a mortar tube; first and second openings in the wall of the mortar tube, the first opening being closer to a breech end of the mortar tube than the second opening; a spring loaded valve assembly disposed in the first opening in the wall of the mortar tube; and a shoe assembly disposed in the second opening in the wall of the mortar tube. The spring loaded valve assembly is connected to a vacuum source. The vacuum source pulls the mortar bomb rearward in the tube. The shoe assembly includes a shoe that bears on the mortar bomb to hold it in place when the tube is in an elevated position.