Patent ID: 11946717
Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A pressurized gas launcher comprising:
a pressure source for providing a quantity of high-pressure gas;
a launcher barrel having a first end and a second end having an opening;
a bladder positioned within said launcher barrel and selectively fluidically coupled to said pressure source, said bladder plastically deforming and rupturing at a predetermined high-pressure gas fill pressure from said pressure source;
a projectile housed within said launcher barrel between said launcher barrel seconded end opening and said bladder, said projectile being dischargeable from said launcher barrel via said opening; and
a launch valve positioned in said launcher barrel between said bladder and said projectile, said launch valve having a first position sealing the first end of said launcher barrel from second end, and a second position allowing fluidic communication between said launcher barrel first end and said launcher barrel second end.