US1957931A - Airplane take-off accelerator - Google Patents

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US1957931A
US1957931A US441097A US44109730A US1957931A US 1957931 A US1957931 A US 1957931A US 441097 A US441097 A US 441097A US 44109730 A US44109730 A US 44109730A US 1957931 A US1957931 A US 1957931A
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  • Fig. 1 is an elevational view of my apparatus I claim: attached to a portion of an airplane.
  • a device for releasing an airplane secured to Figs. 2, 3 and 4 are similar views or modificaa fixed object by a rope, comprising a member tions of the same apparatus.
  • A is the frame
  • B is the notch therein for receiving a bight of said rope
  • a blade is the tail skid
  • d is the pivot on knife device secured to'said member but mov- 10 which the blade moves
  • 6 is the rope holding able across said notch to cut the rope
  • I is the cutmeans extending from said knife device to a ting edge of the apparatus
  • g is the groove in location adjacent to the pilots position in the which the rope rests when ready for operation, airplane whereby the knife may be moved across h is the cable extending from the apparatus to the notch.

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May 8, 1934. c. A. R. BENEDICT AIRPLANE TAKE-OFF ACCELERATOR Filed April 2, 1930 Q In venior Patented May 8, 1934 r UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE AIRPLANE TAKE-OFF ACCELERATOR Charles A. R. Benedict, Edwardsville, Ill. Application April 2, 1930, Serial No. 441,097
1 Claim. (01. 2442) The invention has for its object to provide a s is the spring which moves the blade when device enabling airplanes to take-off from a rereleased by the trigger 7'; all other parts are stricted area. lettered as in Figures 1, 2 and 3.
Fig. 1 is an elevational view of my apparatus I claim: attached to a portion of an airplane. A device for releasing an airplane secured to Figs. 2, 3 and 4 are similar views or modificaa fixed object by a rope, comprising a member tions of the same apparatus. secured to a rear part of the airplane, having a In all the figures A is the frame, B is the notch therein for receiving a bight of said rope, a blade, C is the tail skid, d is the pivot on knife device secured to'said member but mov- 10 which the blade moves, 6 is the rope holding able across said notch to cut the rope, a control the plane to a stationary object, I is the cutmeans extending from said knife device to a ting edge of the apparatus, g is the groove in location adjacent to the pilots position in the which the rope rests when ready for operation, airplane whereby the knife may be moved across h is the cable extending from the apparatus to the notch.
15 a point in the cabin near the pilot. In Figure 4 CHARLES ALLEN REID BENEDICT.
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US2870676A (en) * 1952-06-06 1959-01-27 Radkowski Leo Shearing device for cables

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US2870676A (en) * 1952-06-06 1959-01-27 Radkowski Leo Shearing device for cables

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