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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6948685 | Locking device with solenoid release pin A locking device with a solenoid release actuator includes a housing, a plunger axially slidable within the housing, a biasing member for biasing the plunger in a first direction, one or more locking balls, and the locking balls disposed in an aperture in the housin... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6622967 | Aerodynamic control for separation of unstable bodies Apparatus for separating aerodynamic objects from an aerodynamic vehicle includes a first element, aerodynamically configured to create nose-down pitching moment, mounted to the object surface, a second element mounted to the first element and projecting ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6408762 | Clamp assembly for shrouded aerial bomb A target penetrating aerial bomb including a penetrating body shaped for improved target penetration, having a narrower impact profile at approximately the same weight as an existing bomb. An aerodynamic shroud encases the penetrating body and emulates th... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6176167 | Helicopter underside armament mounting apparatus and associated methods A specially designed support structure is used to mount a pair of conventional elongated bomb racks, each adapted to releasably support either a missile or a torpedo, on the underside of a helicopter on opposite sides of its longitudinal centerline, with ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5257758 | Reversing panel stores carrier A reversing panel assembly utilizable in an aircraft for the carriage and deployment of stores is disclosed. The panel has two pivot axes. The first pivot axis extends through the center of the panel, and the second pivot axis is parallel to the first and... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5088664 | Ordnance ejector system for an aircraft A ordnance ejector apparatus (10) for ejecting an ordnance from an aircraft includes a mechanical linkage comprising a forward bell crank (36) and a forward connecting link (46) and a rearward bell crank (50) and a rearward connecting link (60). A rail (2... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5065961 | Ordnance ejector system for an aircraft A ordnance ejector apparatus (10) for ejecting an ordnance from an aircraft includes a mechanical linkage comprising a forward bell crank (36) and a forward connecting link (46) and a rearward bell crank (50) and a rearward connecting link (60). A rail (2... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4926740 | Launchers for airborne missiles A rail-type airborne missile launcher having a main launcher body for fixed attachment to an aircraft, and a sub-rail removably attachable to the underside of the launcher body to carry a missile, is further provided with individual hook modules that can ... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4922799 | Apparatus for suspending, strapping, and launching a flying body from a carrier A flying body, such as a missile, is strapped to a carrier vehicle, such as an aircraft, by a strapping or locking mechanism mounted in a housing which also includes components for suspending and launching the flying body from launching rails forming part... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4869149 | At-sea recovery handling system A stabilizing system for use in conjunction with a crane/boom in which an ject is held fast to a foam cushion within the system. A hook that forms part of the system grasps a sling holding the object and secures the object against the foam cushion. The ob... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4750404 | Aircraft missile launcher snubber apparatus A missile launcher and missile snubbing apparatus (32) includes a pair snubber blocks (34, 36) slideable along angled side edges of a wedge (38). The snubber blocks (34, 36) are biased by respective springs (48, 50) in a first direction, while the wedge (... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4440365 | Launch mechanism The present invention relates to a launch mechanism for launching a store from a vehicle such as an aircraft. The store is stored in a controlled manner close to the body of the aircraft and, in preparation for launch, is displaced in an arcuate or circul... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4399968 | Controlled output force actuator An actuator for ejecting a store from an aircraft, with a pre-selected force vs stroke profile, is disclosed. The actuator comprises a cylinder and a fixed tubular member coupled to a source of fluid under pressure having a first array of orifices for flo... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4347777 | Rack with compliant wedge actuated swaybraces A store carrier having automatic sway bracing which includes two sway braces located symmetrically at a span larger than a pair of inner suspension hooks and smaller than a pair of outer suspension hooks. When a store is loaded on either the inner or oute... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4346642 | Fastening device for externally coupling loads on aircraft A fastening device for externally coupling suspended loads on an aircraft ving a pair of support arms pivotally mounted to a lifting device arranged therebetween for moving the support arms relative to a housing having abutments engaging the support arms ... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4343447 | Decoupler pylon: wing/store flutter suppressor This is a device for suspending a store 15 from a support such as an aircraft wing 10, and more specifically for increasing the flutter speed of an aircraft flying with attached store and reducing the sensitivity of flutter to changes in the pitch inertia... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4322998 | Integral store suspension and communication device An Integral Store Suspension and Communication Device (ISSCD) that transf power and data to and from a store, senses store separations, and provides mechanical suspension of a store.... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4318561 | Central-controlled devices for carrying and wedging loads under aircraft A device for suspending and wedging loads under aircraft ensures, through a central control, the wedging of a load carried under an aircraft at a level determined by a pair of suspension hooks subjected to balanced stresses. The central control is obtaine... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4313582 | Device with independent hooks and automatic locking mechanism for hooking up loads under aircraft This device with independent hooks and automatic locking mechanism for hooking loads suspended under aircraft comprises an effort scaling-down device associated with each hook, mechanisms for coupling the two scaling-down mechanisms with each other, and t... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4257639 | Ejector device for stores A device is disclosed for ejecting a store from an aircraft stores rack. The device comprises a tubular member having an internal bore along its longitudinal axis. A plurality of resilient lug retainer fingers are attached at one end of the tubular member... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4204456 | Pneumatic ejector for bomb A pneumatic ejector device suitable for use in an aerial bomb ejection system, in which pivotably operable jaws for gripping the bomb or other device are operatively interconnected to a pneumatically operated piston which engages with the bomb to effect p... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4202576 | Device for locking to fixed supports loads carried under aircraft This device for locking on fixed support loads carried under aircraft comprises, between the suspension rings or saddles of the load and the fixed structure of the aircraft, a pair of spaced pivot pins having fulcrumed thereon a pair of symmetrically oppo... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4183480 | Automatic sway bracing rack A store carrier having automatic sway bracing which includes two swaybraces located symmetrically at a span larger than a pair of inner suspension hooks and smaller than a pair of outer suspension hooks. When a store is loaded on either the inner or outer... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4182502 | Device for the bearing harmonization of an airborne load This device incorporated in a release or ejector mechanism for adjusting the transverse direction of an airborne load comprises a device for pivoting thereon the load-supporting hook and a bell crank linkage system, whether the load is equipped with a so-... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4170923 | Launch lug retractor assembly An assembly for retracting missile launch lugs out of the airstream, to reduce aerodynamic drag, after the missile has been launched from an aircraft. The assembly, which is integrated with the missile, includes: an aerodynamically configurated housing; a... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4168046 | Automatic wedging device for aircraft jettison loads This automatic wedging device for operating each ejector of loads carried under an aircraft for jettisoning comprises at least one actuator of the cylinder-and-piston or worm-and-wheel type adapted to transmit a wedging force to a pair of symmetrical load... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4155286 | Wedge clamp for missile launcher An adjustable clamp for a missile launcher system having a pair of semi-resilient wedge members which fit between the missile hanger lugs and launcher rail and are drawn into the gap by means of a pair of plate members and a pair of bolts. The Teflon wedg... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4148451 | Hook locking means for ejector release units The invention discloses an ejector release unit having a bell crank lever to positively lock the store retaining hooks in their retracted positions following release of a store. One arm of the lever is operatively associated with a surface on an adjustmen... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4132377 | Store ejector release units An ejector release unit for carrying aircraft stores is provided having single-pronged or double-pronged hooks adapted to be pivotably mounted on the unit. The hooks are utilized with wedges, spigots, and crutch arm adaptors in arrangements that enable in... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4132147 | Store retention and release mechanism A retention and release mechanism utilizes a collet with deflectable fingers to allow assembly of the mechanism onto an object which is to be retained. Movement of the object toward the mechanism causes a force to be exerted on the bottom end of a plunger... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4129271 | Automatic hanging and wedging device for aircraft loads This device for automatically and releasably hanging and holding loads carried under aircraft against lateral oscillation incorporates a push member and a ball and socket of which the line of action with respect to the load is directed slightly outside th... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4102520 | Dual-purpose ejector for aircraft load jettisoning mechanism An ejector serves for suspending under aircraft loads which have suspension rings or saddle members, both of known kind. The ejector includes a carrier device which has, for each load suspension point, a first pivoted hook which can coact with a saddle me... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4056248 | Two-purpose hook for aircraft load carriers A system for securing under an aircraft a jettisonable load having either a known suspension ring or a known suspension bridge with laterally spaced recesses. The carrier structure on the aircraft includes a withdrawable pivot pin for supporting a hook wh... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4050656 | Ejector rack An ejector rack that is attachable to an aircraft and is for supporting and selectively releasing and/or ejecting a store that is carried internal of the aircraft, i.e., in a bomb bay. The store can be released from the ejector rack, and from the aircraft... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4049222 | Ejector rack for nuclear stores A 30 inch ejector rack, for use with an aircraft, to support and release and/or forcibly eject a nuclear store (or a large conventional store) from the aircraft, with both the ejector rack and the store carried internal of the aircraft. Unlike the prior a... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4031805 | Apparatus for ejecting a transport and launching container from a missile launcher An ejector for the transport container of a missile is used in a missile launcher. The missiles are launched from the container which is then ejected by an ejector mechanism from the launcher proper. The ejector comprises a pair of axially spaced pivoted ... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4009635 | Helicopter launch and recovery device for horizontal floating ASW mobile targets A system suspended from a helicopter is utilized for unrestricted launching f cylindrical bodies and recovering these bodies while they are floating in a horizontal position. The system comprises a cage having a pair of axially separated U-shaped clamps wi... | 03/01/1977 |
| 4008645 | Aircraft supported launchable weapon release assembly The weapon release assembly includes an articulate structure capable of being mounted at a desired position on an aircraft to triaxially support and restrain movement of a launchable weapon relative to the aircraft, until it is desired to launch the weapo... | 02/22/1977 |
| 3982466 | Compound action release linkage A quick release mechanism for a single hook bomb rack which is arranged so that forced overlatch or hypersensitive triggering is minimized by inherent self-adjustment of the individual members comprising the quick release mechanism. The mechanism includes... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3967529 | Rail launched missile A self powered missile is provided with pairs of slotted lugs and curved nching rail cooperating with said lugs. The rail is surmounted by attachment means for fastening to a variety of launch platforms. When the missile is launched, the rail stays with ... | 07/06/1976 |
