Patent ID: 11858597
Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A method for releasing a device from a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
locating a first diametrically magnetized magnet having both a first polarity and an opposite polarity in an interior volume of the vehicle;
placing the device, including a second diametrically magnetized magnet having both the first polarity and the opposite polarity, on an exterior portion of the vehicle such that the opposite polarity of the second magnet is proximate the first polarity of the first magnet, wherein the device is selected from a group consisting of a grappling device and an antenna;
rotating the first magnet;
halting rotation of the first magnet when the opposite polarity of the first magnet is proximate the opposite polarity of the second magnet; and,
releasing the device from the vehicle.