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HANDLING MEANS FOR SLOT FORMERS

  • US 3,756,025 A
  • Filed: 07/14/1971
  • Issued: 09/04/1973
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/1971
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a rocket motor having a case, a forward propellant grain component in the case, an aft propellant grain component, and a slot former interposed between the forward and aft grains made of propellant and having spacers on one side thereof to create a radially extending slot between the forward and aft grain components, the improvement comprising:

  • a reinforcing frame embedded in the slot former and having loops integral therewith that extend beyond the surface of the slot former propellant to facilitate handling of the slot former, the frame being made of rigid tubes filled with solid propellant to promote consumability thereof.

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