Patent ID: 8393258
Filing Date: 2013-03-12
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A vertically extendable and retractable turret able to rotate on a platform, comprising: an active system orientable in elevation and in azimuth, a protective cowling for the active system and for closing a caisson, wherein said turret includes means for deployment of said active system comprising a first arm and a second arm forming a deformable quadrilateral on either side of said active system, and elevation and azimuth aiming means for said active system, a first manual means for controlling deployment of the active system by activating said first arm, and a second manual means for controlling the orientation in vertically extended elevation and in azimuth of the active system by activating said second arm, and wherein said caisson forms a closed enclosure between the exterior and the interior of a platform, said caisson having an opening therein that is closed by a shutter providing access to said active system when in its retracted position.