Patent ID: 8864118

Claim:
A stabilizing device for a launcher or installation that is subject to shock effects and that is provided with a damping system, wherein the stabilizing device comprises: (a) a plurality of ball joints disposed at each of at least two attachment points to the damping system, wherein between the ball joints at least two telescoping tubes extend, wherein the at least two telescoping tubes run telescopically into one another; and (b) a readjustable adjustable system is placed in the at least two telescoping tubes, wherein the readjustable adjustable system comprises i. a rod including a curved portion formed in the rod; ii. a prestressed device; iii. a pressure piece; and iv. a catch piece, wherein the prestressed device is disposed to exert pressure on the curved portion of the rod via the pressure piece and the catch piece, and wherein the catch piece is disposed to follow a curve of the curved portion formed in the rod, and the catch piece is movable at right angles to the rod so as to release the rod when an axial force on the rod exceeds the pressure exerted by the prestressed device.