Patent · US Expired

Missile canister and method of fabrication

US5115711A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 25, 1991
Grant dateMay 26, 1992
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Expiry dateMar 25, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF41F3/042
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A missile canister for storing, transporting and launching missiles includes inner and outer skins and a compression resistant honeycomb type material between the skins. An alternative embodiment on the missile canister has an epoxy syntactic foam material between the skins of the cells which are attached one to another by threaded fasteners which cooperate with tapped holes in the cell walls.

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