Patent ID: 8687375

Claim:
An automated distress locator transmitter assembly adapted to be installed on transportation means such as aircrafts and the like comprising: a base member having a primary enclosure downwardly formed from the surface thereof and defining a first peripheral flange thereon; a secondary enclosure having a second peripheral flange formed at the upper portion thereof, said secondary enclosure being enclosed within said primary enclosure and being provided with an ejector means; a locator transmitter member being provided within said secondary enclosure and secured on said ejector means; an associated cover being provided on said secondary enclosure, said associated cover being secured on said second peripheral flange; and means to secure and automatically detached said associated cover from said second peripheral flange to release and eject said locator transmitter member to a substantial distance away from said second enclosure at a predetermined switching command, wherein said means to secure and automatically detached said associated cover from said second peripheral flange comprising a plurality of spaced apart explosive bolts connecting said associated cover along said second peripheral flange and an automatic command switch operably connected to said explosive bolts, said command switch being calibrated to activate and detonate said explosive bolts at a predetermined switching command.