| US 7,574,971 B2 | ||
| Torpedo mounted dispenser incorporating a shock mount bumper | ||
| James C. Butts, Casco, Me. (US); Stephen F. Oliver, Portsmouth, R.I. (US); Donald L. Cox, West Kingston, R.I. (US); and David A. Abdow, Somerset, Mass. (US) | ||
| Assigned to The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 04, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/874,465. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2002/0178983 A1, Dec. 05, 2002 | ||
| Int. Cl. F41F 3/10 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 114—21.2 [114/238] | 8 Claims |
| 7. An assembly comprising:
a torpedo having a bell mouth adapter with a peripheral shroud at an aft end of the torpedo;
a receptacle for storing an elongated article in a multiple-turn, multiple-layer configuration about a deployment axis in
a storage volume;
a generally cylindrical connector extending from the receptacle and having a terminal front face and a lateral peripheral
surface, there being a ball-locking ring assembly on said terminal front face and said ball-locking ring assembly is engaged
with the bell mouth adapter of the torpedo;
a first elastomeric cushioning means mounted on the lateral peripheral surface of the connector; and
a second elastomeric cushioning means mounted on a front face of the first elastomeric cushioning means in outer axial relation
to the ball-locking ring assembly and in opposed relation to the shroud on the torpedo.
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