Patent ID: 6904859

Claim:
A launcher, said launcher comprising: a first fluid chamber with an interior of said first fluid chamber defining a shutterway recess; a second fluid chamber with an interior of said second fluid chamber defining an inlet recess in a first fluid communication path with said shutterway recess; a pump interposed in a second fluid communication path from said inlet recess to said shutterway recess; a launch tube positioned within said second fluid communication path between said pump and said shutterway recess; a tank positioned within said second fluid communication path intermediate said pump and said launch tube, said tank capable of storage of pressurized fluid as an impulse force for launching a vehicle from said launch tube; and at least one shutterway encompassed by said shutterway recess, said shutterway capable of launch of a vehicle to an exterior environment from a guide and capable of fluid intake from the exterior environment wherein a common egress of the fluid intake and vehicle launch allows a balance of the pressurized fluid within said launcher.