Patent ID: 8205828
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: F41F

Abstract:
1. A submersible transport and launch canister for use by a diver in the deployment of an airborne object, the submersible transport and launch canister comprising: a pressure vessel having an open end portion and a storage cavity configured to receive the airborne object therein; a weighted lever arm assembly movably coupled to the pressure vessel; a diver-actuated cap movable between an open position and a closed position in which the diver-actuated cap sealingly engages the open end portion; and a propellant device fluidly coupled to the storage cavity and configured to propel the airborne object from the storage cavity and through the open end portion when the propellant device is actuated; wherein the weighted lever arm assembly is movable relative to the pressure vessel to tilt the pressure vessel.