Process and system for storing and releasing a cylindrical object from a vehicle
First Claim
1. A process for storing and releasing an object from a release port of a release vehicle that includes a device for storing and releasing said object, said device comprising a cylindrical container with a diameter slightly greater than that of the object to be released, a fixed cap blanking off one end of the cylindrical container, an inflatable bladder adjacent to said fixed cap, a distribution disc interposed between the inflatable bladder and an object to be released, and an ejectable cap with a locking system, said cap blanking off an opposite end of said container, wherein said process for storing and releasing comprises the sequential steps of:
- slightly inflating the bladder for storing said object without movement in said container;
inflating the bladder to an inflation pressure sufficient for expelling said object which maintains engagement of said ejectable cap with said container;
releasing said object by striking a portion of the locking system of the ejectable cap with a firing pin disposed on said release vehicle and disengaging the ejectable cap from the container, thereby ejecting the ejectable cap and said object from the container by allowing the compressed air contained in the bladder to expand.
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Abstract
The invention is a process and device for storing to and then releasing a cylindrical object from a vehicle.
The system according to the invention consists of a cylindrical container 1 inside which a cylindrical object 2 is placed. Container 1 has a fixed rear cap 6, an inflatable bladder 11, a disc 12 interposed between the inflatable bladder 11 and the object to be released 2, a compartment for the object to be released 2 and an ejectable cap 7 containing a locking device 8 which can be unlocked by the impact of a firing pin 9.
One application of the instant invention is the release at sea, of buoys, markers, containers offering assistance to the shipwrecked or any other similar cylindrical object.
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15 Claims
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1. A process for storing and releasing an object from a release port of a release vehicle that includes a device for storing and releasing said object, said device comprising a cylindrical container with a diameter slightly greater than that of the object to be released, a fixed cap blanking off one end of the cylindrical container, an inflatable bladder adjacent to said fixed cap, a distribution disc interposed between the inflatable bladder and an object to be released, and an ejectable cap with a locking system, said cap blanking off an opposite end of said container, wherein said process for storing and releasing comprises the sequential steps of:
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slightly inflating the bladder for storing said object without movement in said container; inflating the bladder to an inflation pressure sufficient for expelling said object which maintains engagement of said ejectable cap with said container; releasing said object by striking a portion of the locking system of the ejectable cap with a firing pin disposed on said release vehicle and disengaging the ejectable cap from the container, thereby ejecting the ejectable cap and said object from the container by allowing the compressed air contained in the bladder to expand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A device for storing and releasing an object, comprising:
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a cylindrical tube open at both ends, said tube having an internal diameter slightly greater than an external diameter of said object and a length greater than the length of said object; a first cap secured to and blanking off one end of said tube; a second cap releasably secured to and blanking off the other end of said tube, said second cap including a locking device for releasably securing said second cap to said tube; an inflatable bladder disposed adjacent said first cap inside said tube; and a distribution disc disposed between said inflatable bladder and said object. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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9. The device as claimed in 6, wherein said second cap further comprises a hollow housing for said link rods when said knuckle-joint is in an unlocked position.
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