PROTECTION SYSTEM INCLUDING A NET
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1. A net deployment system comprising:
- a net;
a manifold assembly including multiple weight ducts and a bladder port;
a weight in each weight duct, each weight tied to the net;
a bladder behind the net and over the bladder port; and
at least one inflator charge associated with the manifold for inflating the bladder and firing the weights out of the weight ducts to deploy the net in the path of an incoming threat.
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Abstract
A net deployment system which, in one example, includes a manifold assembly including multiple weight ducts and a bladder port. A weight is disposed in each weight duct and each weight is tied to the net. A bladder is behind the net and is over the bladder port. At least one inflator charge is associated with the manifold for inflating the bladder and firing the weights out of the weight ducts to deploy the net in the path of an incoming threat.
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1. A net deployment system comprising:
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a net; a manifold assembly including multiple weight ducts and a bladder port; a weight in each weight duct, each weight tied to the net; a bladder behind the net and over the bladder port; and at least one inflator charge associated with the manifold for inflating the bladder and firing the weights out of the weight ducts to deploy the net in the path of an incoming threat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A net deployment system comprising:
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a net; a manifold assembly including; a central fitting including a bladder port, weight ducts extending outwardly from the central fitting, and at least one inflator charge plenum; a weight in each weight duct, each weight tied to the net; a bladder behind the net and over the bladder port; and at least one inflator charge in the plenum for inflating the bladder and firing the weights out of the weight ducts to deploy the net in the path of an incoming threat. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A net deployment system comprising:
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a lengthy housing with a channel therein; a net folded in the channel; a lengthy bladder fixed to the housing and in the channel behind the net; attachments between the net and the bladder; and at least one inflator charge for inflating the bladder to deploy the net out of the channel. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A protection system comprising:
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a sensor subsystem for detecting an incoming threat; a flexible package net in a housing; a net deployment subsystem including a bladder packaged in the housing behind the net; at least one inflator charge for inflating the bladder; and a fire control subsystem, responsive to the sensor subsystem, configured to activate the inflator charge to inflate the bladder and deploy the net in the path of incoming threat. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A net deployment system comprising:
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a net; a housing for the net; a bladder in the housing behind the net; and at least one inflator charge associated with the housing for inflating the bladder to deploy the net. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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