Annular shock absorbing system for a missile launcher
Patent 4406211 Issued on September 27, 1983. Estimated Expiration Date: 
July 28, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
July 28, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3072022 3124040 3135162 3221602 3289533 3367235 3392629 3499364 3857321 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/287611 filed on 07/28/1981US Classes:89/1.816, Having tubular guide means89/1.809Underwater launchingExaminersPrimary: Brown, David H.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesF41F 3/00 (20060101)F41F 3/073 (20060101) AbstractA shock absorbing pad system for a missile launch tube, wherein the shock absorbing pad system comprises a continuously acting inner sheet, an outer segmented sheet and a plurality of chevron shaped struts disposed between the sheets. The continuously acting inner sheet provides compressive, shear, and tensile forces or a combination thereof to resist lateral shock loads and to restore the missile to its central location within the launch tube. | |
