Ships – Submersible device – With disparate vehicle feature
Patent
1998-12-21
2000-10-17
Sotelo, Jesus D.
Ships
Submersible device
With disparate vehicle feature
4141371, 405218, B63G 800
Patent
active
061315303
ABSTRACT:
A platform for servicing of vertically positioned missiles in a ballistic ssile submarine. The platform includes a vertically inclined rail and a horizontal frame. In the frame there is a first element having a first and a second end superimposed over the inclined rail. This first element is movably mounted directly on the rail at the first end and movably mounted in vertically spaced relation above said inclined rail at said second end. At least one second element is spaced laterally from the first element to enclose a missile tube access opening. A vertical support means is also positioned in opposed relation to the inclined rail. The vertical support means is adjustable to the curved hull surface of the submarine to maintain the frame horizontal. The platform is constructed from a lightweight material such as aluminum, and it can be carried and assembled by two men for the efficient servicing of VLS equipped submarines and other similar vessels.
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Burgmyer Leonard E.
Butts James C.
Nickerson Earl S.
Tucker Wayne C.
Wilkinson William S.
Gauthier Robert W.
Lall Prithvi C.
McGowan Michael J.
Sotelo Jesus D.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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