Patent ID: 6978968
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
1. Apparatus comprising a projectile, a support member attached to the projectile, a plurality of petals each hinged at an end thereof to the support member, the petals being arrayed in a first position around a central axis of the apparatus in a first, undeployed configuration of the apparatus, actuating means operable to swing each of the petals around its hinged end to a second position in a second, deployed configuration of the apparatus, and means attached to the support member for locking the petals in said second position, each of the petals being hinged to the support member using a hinge mechanism that includes at least a first pin that passes into the support member, and each of the petals being linked to the actuating means using a hinge mechanism that includes at least a second pin that passes into that petal.