An apparatus for securing payloads in a space vehicle such as the space shuttle is described. The apparatus includes many latching assemblies carried by a platform on the vehicle and a like number of latching elements carried by the payload and adapted to mate with the latching assemblies. The novelty of the invention is believed to reside in the use of complementary hemispherical elements which automatically align and engage with one another. This enables a simple but effective mode of operation and avoids the need for hinged linkages and similar moving parts.


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    Titel :

    Hemispherical latching apparatus


    Beteiligte:
    Clark, K. H. (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    02.04.1985


    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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