Apparatus for pressurizing a submarine launch tube

An apparatus for pressurizing a submarine launch tube in order to launch a device therefrom includes a weighted first piston received in a vertically disposed first cylinder member, a second piston received in a second cylinder member, a connecting rod mechanically connecting the first and second pi...

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Main Author MOODY; PAUL E
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 29.12.1992
Subjects
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS,e.g. CANNONS
BLASTING
HARPOON GUNS
HEATING
LAUNCHERS FOR ROCKETS OR TORPEDOES
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MINE-LAYING
MINE-SWEEPING
OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
RELATED EQUIPMENT
SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS
SUBMARINES
TRANSPORTING
WEAPONS
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Summary:An apparatus for pressurizing a submarine launch tube in order to launch a device therefrom includes a weighted first piston received in a vertically disposed first cylinder member, a second piston received in a second cylinder member, a connecting rod mechanically connecting the first and second pistons and a conduit connecting the second cylinder member to a launch tube. The first piston member is constructed such that downward gravitational movement thereof in the first cylinder member is operative for moving the second piston member in the second cylinder member in order to force water received in the second cylinder member outwardly under pressure through the conduit and into the launch tube.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19920904095