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Launch tube system having inflatable bladder shock isolation

  • US 7,128,013 B1
  • Filed: 09/26/2005
  • Issued: 10/31/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A launch tube system having shock isolation for a projectile housed therein, comprising:

  • an inner sleeve defining a launch tube, said inner sleeve having a plurality of holes formed therethrough;

    an outer sleeve surrounding said inner sleeve and spaced apart therefrom;

    flexible bladder means disposed between said inner sleeve and said outer sleeve; and

    means for introducing a fluid under pressure into said flexible bladder means wherein, when filled with the fluid, said flexible bladder means expands and extends into and through said holes and into confines of said inner sleeve.

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