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TELESCOPING PRESSURE-BALANCED GAS GENERATOR LAUNCHERS FOR UNDERWATER USE

  • US 20030033926A1
  • Filed: 08/20/2001
  • Published: 02/20/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A launching apparatus comprising:

  • a launch tube having a fore end and an aft end, each end having an opening formed therein;

    a muzzle cap fit to the fore end of said launch tube;

    a breech mounting formed at the aft end of said launch tube;

    a primary housing positioned in the aft end of said launch tube forward of said breech mounting, said primary housing having a fore end and an aft end;

    a first telescoping cylinder slidably positioned within the fore end of said primary housing;

    a second telescoping cylinder slidably positioned within the aft end of said primary housing;

    a first telescoping piston slidably disposed in said first telescoping cylinder;

    a second telescoping piston slidably disposed in said second telescoping cylinder and joined to said breech mounting;

    a gas generator provided within said primary housing between said first telescoping cylinder and said second telescoping cylinder;

    a ram plate positioned in said launch tube and connected to said first telescoping piston; and

    a projectile seated between said ram plate and said muzzle cap.

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