Title: Rocket detent and release mechanism

Abstract: A rocket detent and release mechanism which restrains a rocket in a launch ube during transportation of the launch tube and rocket mounted on a transporting vehicle; the detent and release mechanism is of such structure as to be released on ignition of a rocket motor of the rocket to allow the rocket to be launched, and the detent and release mechanism is fabricated and mounted such that no tools are required for engaging the detent and release mechanism when mounting the rocket in the launch tube.

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Inventors: Campbell, Billy H. (Huntsville, AL, US)
Debona, Edward J. (Huntsville, AL, US)
Laird, William J. (Huntsville, AL, US)

Application Number: 933312
Filing Date: 1978-08-14
Publication_date: 1980-03-04
Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, DC)
Primary Class(es): 89/1.806 89/1.816
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

3076385	Feb, 1963	Bornhoft	89/1.
3296929	Jan, 1967	Jacobson	89/1.
3505593	Apr, 1970	Ricks et al.	89/1.
3754726	Aug, 1973	Rusbach	89/1.
3811360	May, 1974	Ricks	89/1.
3962951	Jun, 1976	Schenk	89/1.
4132150	Jan, 1979	Conn	89/1.

Other Refs: 142864213405621182275

Nov, 1968	DE
Sep, 1963	FR
Feb, 1970	GB

Primary Examiner: Brown, David H.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Edelberg; Nathan, Gibson; Robert P., Deaton; James T.