Claims
- 1. A shock absorbing missile launch pad assembly for a MX type missile located within a launch canister, said launch assembly comprising:
- a resilient pad configured to conform to the external surface of said missile;
- a low coefficient of friction laminate bonded to the outer surface of said resilient pad for providing a substantially frictionless sliding surface adjacent the inner surface of said launch canister;
- a support plate bonded to the inner surface of said resilient pad, said support plate being positionable against said external surface of said missile, said resilient pad extending over all boarders of said support plate to create bumper areas; and
- at least one recess defined within said support plate for receipt of a spring, a spring positioned within said recess, said spring operable to urge said launch pad assembly away from said external surface of said missile upon launch of said missile form said canister.
- 2. The pad assembly of claim 1, wherein said support plate comprises a fiberglass reinforced plastic plate.
- 3. The pad assembly of claim 1, wherein said resilient pad defines a plurality of cavities therein.
- 4. The pad assembly of claim 3, wherein said cavities comprise longitudinal and latitudinal cavities.
- 5. The pad assembly of claim 4, wherein said cavities comprise a NS12 design configuration.
- 6. A shock absorbing missile launch pad assembly as defined in claim 8 wherein said resilient pad comprises:
- ______________________________________VISTALON 2504 100.0 phr;N762 Carbon Black 40.0; andDiCup 40KE 7.5.______________________________________
- 7. A shock absorbing missile launch pad assembly as
- defined in claim 1, wherein said launch pad assembly further comprises means for releasably securing said launch pad assembly to said missile.
- 8. A shock absorbing missile launch pad assembly as defined in claim 4, wherein said resilient pad comprises:
- ______________________________________VISTALON 2504 100.0 phr;N762 Carbon Black 40.0; andDiCup 40KE 7.5.______________________________________
- 9. A shock absorbing missile launch pad assembly as defined in claim 8, wherein said launch pad assembly further comprises means for releasably securing said launch pad assembly to said missile.
- 10. A shock absorbing missile launch pad assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said low coefficient of friction laminate is a Teflon-fiberglass laminate.
- 11. A shock absorbing missile launch pad assembly as defined in claim 10 wherein said resilient pad comprises:
- ______________________________________VISTALON 2504 100.0 phr;N762 Carbon Black 40.0; andDiCup 40KE 7.5.--______________________________________
STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST
The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government for governmental purposes without the payment of any royalty thereon.
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