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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Craig R. DeMeester, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 14/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 14/06 (2013.01); F42B 14/061 (2013.01); F42B 14/062 (2013.01); F42B 14/067 (2013.01); F42B 14/064 (2013.01); F42B 14/068 (2013.01);
Abstract
Sabots for projectiles are provided. One sabot includes a body formed from at least one section, wherein the body is configured to surround a portion of a projectile. The sabot also includes one or more engagement portions configured to interface the body with another sabot such that the body is supported at an intermediate position of the projectile, and one or more surfaces configured to interface with an outer mold line of the projectile. The sabot further includes one or more surfaces configured to interface with an inner surface of a launch platform.