Patent ID: 6079310
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: F41F

Abstract:
A launcher with no moving parts and having means for collecting and dispersing exhaust gases of a launchable device having an exhaust outlet, said means comprising:a first enclosure having a wall that extends longitudinally and has interior and exterior surfaces with the interior surface encompassing and housing said launchable device;support means having first and second faces separated from each other by a first predetermined distance to define an exhaust discharge region with one face thereof being affixed to said exterior surface of said first enclosure;a second enclosure having a wall that extends longitudinally and has interior and exterior surfaces with the interior surface affixed to the other face of said support means; anda cup having a central portion and a rim that mates with said wall of said second enclosure;stem portions having means for being connected to opposite sides of said wall of said second enclosure and being spaced apart from each other to define a port, said port being located relative to said cup and in operative relationship with said exhaust outlet to allow exhaust gases of said launchable device to pass through said port and to be directed into said exhaust discharge region by said cup; andwherein said first and second enclosures are cylindrical and each has a bore with a predetermined width extending lengthwise therethrough for each respective enclosure, and wherein the width of the bore of said second enclosure exceeds the width of said bore of said first enclosure by an amount corresponding to said first predetermined distance plus the thickness of the first enclosure.