Patent ID: 8415598

Claim:
A projectile, comprising: a body; a base assembly fixed to a rear end of the body, the base assembly including a base, a spacer, a fin mount, a gas cavity and an opening extending from a rear end of the base to the gas cavity; a retention nut engaged with the base wherein the retention nut secures the fin mount and the spacer to the base; a retention plug disposed in the opening in the base assembly, the retention plug including at least one gas conduit between an outer surface of the retention plug and the gas cavity; a retention bolt that extends through the retention plug and is fixed to the base; a plurality of fins hubs rotatably fixed to the base, each fin hub including a yoke; and a plurality of fins movably connected to respective ones of the plurality of fin hubs, each fin including a slot formed therein, each fin being inserted in the yoke of a respective fin hub and connected to the respective fin hub by fasteners movably disposed with respect to the slot and fixed to the yoke, wherein the plurality of fin hubs and fins have a stowed position and a deployed position.