Patent ID: 7581481
Filing Date: 2009-09-01
Classification: F41F

Abstract:
1. A capsule for releasably retaining a missile, the capsule being adapted for disposition in a submarine launch tube and for retaining the missile until launch thereof, the capsule comprising: a cylindrically shaped housing comprising a plurality of layers of glass fibers and layers of graphite, said layers including an outer layer of glass fibers defining an outer skin of the housing, and an inner layer of glass fibers disposed inboard of the outer layer of glass fibers; a titanium flange fixed on said housing and in contact with the layers of graphite; an adhesive layer disposed on the outer skin; an interface support pad mounted on the outer skin and retained thereon by said adhesive layer; and a layer of metal foil disposed inboard of the adhesive layer and between the outer layer of glass fibers and the inner layer of glass fibers, whereby to serve as a barrier to products of galvanic reaction occurring between the graphite layers and the titanium flange.