Apparatus comprising a passively-actuated snubber

Details Apparatus comprising a passively-actuated snubber Apparatus comprising a passively-actuated snubber

2005-05-03

2009-12-01

Clement, Michelle (Department: 3641)

Ordnance

Rocket launching

Having tubular guide means

C089S001806, C089S001819

Reexamination Certificate

active

07624669

ABSTRACT:
A passively-actuated apparatus for providing shock-absorption between a missile and a missile canister prior to missile launch, and for moving out of the path of a missile during missile launch. The apparatus comprises a snubber coupled to a passive actuator that drives a snubber from a position wherein the snubber is engaged with a missile to a position wherein the snubber is cleared from the path of any portion of the missile during launch. The actuator is purely mechanical in nature, and is passively-actuated by the motion of the missile itself as the missile begins launch.

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