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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2001
James C. Butts, Casco, ME (US);
Stephen F. Oliver, Portsmouth, RI (US);
Donald L. Cox, West Kingston, RI (US);
David A. Abdow, Somerset, MA (US);
James C. Butts, Casco, ME (US);
Stephen F. Oliver, Portsmouth, RI (US);
Donald L. Cox, West Kingston, RI (US);
David A. Abdow, Somerset, MA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A torpedo tail mounted dispenser (TMD) for deploying an elongated, flexible article generally along a deployment axis, which includes a receptacle for storing the article in a multiple-turn, multiple-layer configuration about the deployment axis in a storage volume. There is also a torpedo connector mechanism having a terminal forward face and a lateral peripheral surface extending away from the receptacle along the deployment axis. An elastomeric cushioning feature is mounted on the lateral peripheral surface of the connector mechanism. An annular elastomeric bumper is mounted on a forward peripheral face of the cushioning feature, the annular opening of the bumper surrounding the connector mechanism to allow connection of the TMD to a torpedo. The bumper provides protection to the TMD and torpedo under certain shock and vibration levels.