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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2012
Applicants:
Christian A. Valledor, Fort Leavenworth, KS (US);
John A. Condon, Timonium, MD (US);
Inventors:
Christian A. Valledor, Fort Leavenworth, KS (US);
John A. Condon, Timonium, MD (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 10/14 (2006.01); F42B 10/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 10/14 (2013.01); F42B 10/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fin retention system having a plurality of fin retention units and in which each unit is associated with one deployable fin of the projectile. Each retention unit has an alignment device and a pair of span arms extending outwardly from opposite sides of the alignment device. An attachment device attaches the free ends of the span arms of adjacent fin retention units together. In doing so, the alignment device engages and holds each fin in its undeployed position.