Patent ID: 7566028

Claim:
A deployment system for deploying a deployable structure on a guided projectile comprising: a body of the deployable structure, wherein the body includes: a hub body portion; and a resilient tab that is attached to the hub body portion at one end; and a guided projectile body having a stepped surface that includes a step with an edge; wherein the resilient tab presses against the stepped surface during deployment of the deployable structure, and shifts position when going over the step; wherein the resilient tab is an elongate member having a length in a direction away from where an attached end of the resilient tab attaches to the hub body portion, that is greater than a width or a height of the resilient tab, wherein the width is measured in a plane of the hub body portion; and wherein the elongate member has a protuberance at a free end of the resilient tab that is wider than other parts of the elongate member.