Patent ID: 6779796
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: B64D,F41J,G01S,H01Q

Abstract:
A decoy deployment and retrieval system for a decoy tethered by a towing cable including an fiber optic cable, comprising:a fiber optic towing cable; a canister for housing and deploying said decoy, said canister including an extensible boom having a cradle for capturing said decoy upon retrieval and translatable from a stowed position to a decoy retrieval position; a level winding winch located in said canister for reeling in a deployed decoy by said fiber optic towing cable for capture by said cradle for preventing damage to said fiber optic cable; and, an actuator for extending said boom during retrieval and for withdrawing said boom to said stowed position after capture of said deployed decoy, whereby said decoy is restored for redeployment within said canister.