Device, system, and method for securing an irregularly shaped device, including those with discontinuous contours, in a fixture

a technology of irregular shape and fixture, applied in the direction of load securing, transportation and packaging, transportation items, etc., can solve the problems of not providing the accessibility required to meet the above stated criteria, not readily adaptable to existing tooling or commercially available fixtures, and not readily adaptable to existing commercially available fixtures. , to achieve the effect of saving capital equipment, training and maintenance, and cos

Inactive Publication Date: 2003-04-01
NAVY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAS AS REPRESENTED BY THE SEC OF THE
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Employment of a preferred embodiment of the present invention saves capital equipment, as well as training and maintenance, costs. Further, a preferred embodiment of the prese

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However, the fixture is specifically manufactured for that purpose and is not readily adaptable to existing tooling or commercially available fixtures.
Further, modular adjustable holding fixtures, such as those produced by the method detailed in U.S. Pat. No.

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A preferred embodiment of the present invention, locally known as the "JSOW Rollover Fixture," a composite of components 401A, 401B, 402 and 600, is depicted on end as the apparatus 100 of FIG. 1 and in plan view supporting the JSOW in two places, using inserts 401A and 401B, along its long axis 303 as in FIG. 4. It incorporates a pair of fixture inserts or adapters 401A and 401B that permit rotation of the AGM-154 (JSOW) weapon 302, thus providing direct access to the onboard Test Instrumentation Kit (TIK) (not separately shown). The JSOW weapon 302 is heavy, bulky, irregularly shaped, and also discontinuous in contour in places along the contour of its long axis 303. There are two parts to the interface 101A and 101B with the roller balls 120 of two AERO-58A Skid Adapters 600, shown in FIG. 6 with roller balls 120 set on maximum spacing 604A, in turn mounting to an MHU-191M Munitions Transporter 402 in FIG. 4.

The JSOW Rollover Fixture 401A, 401B, 402 and 600 is a non-lifting, non-...

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Provided is an apparatus, system, method of use, and method of manufacturing said apparatus, for securing an object having an irregular outer contour, including those objects having a discontinuous contour, in a standard fixture. While secured in the standard fixture modified as in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a secured object can easily be accessed at any point as pre-determined by the user.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTIONA device for securing an irregularly-shaped object, including those objects having discontinuous contours, in a fixture, method of the device's use, and method of manufacture therefor.BACKGROUNDA need for a means to secure irregularly shaped bulky objects, including those with discontinuous contours, in standard fixtures was summarized in the following criteria: Capable of securing an object having an irregular external cross-section, that is not necessarily continuous, along an axis suitable for rotation of the object Capable of fitting within overall outer dimension of existing fixture(s) Capable of supporting an object that weighs within limits designed to be held by existing fixture(s) Capable of permitting ready access to all areas of the object Capable of meeting safety proof testing requirements to support handling equipment safety certification procedures, as per NAWCWPNS Memorandum 84E000D / 001, Jan. 2, 1997, incorporated by reference herein.There exist...

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IPC IPC(8): B60P7/12B60P7/06B64F5/00
CPCB60P7/12B64F5/50
Inventor TUNNELL, JEFFERY J.
Owner NAVY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAS AS REPRESENTED BY THE SEC OF THE
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